A Seat at the Table and What We Do with It 

• March 24, 2026

On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Jill Roth, executive vice president of Ahart Frinzi and Smith hosts a conversation with Louise “BeBe” Canter, former Big “I” president, senior vice president at USI Insurance Services, and a Woodworth Memorial Award Winner, and Angela Ripely, current Big ‘I’ chair and president of VW Brown Insurance. 

In the long history of the Big “I,” Canter and Ripley are the only two women who have served as the association’s chair. During Women’s History Month, they discuss leadership, what inspired them to run for the position, and what it means to use your voice inside the independent agency system. 

“About 15 years after I left the executive committee, I looked back and thought that was amazing to finally have a woman do that,” Canter says, recalling her presidency while still selling insurance.  

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