Armed Forces Insurance (AFI) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chairman: Lieutenant General Garry L. Parks (U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.). Parks replaces former Chairman and longtime AFI Senior Executive Col. Thomas Dials (U.S. Army, Ret.), who retired on December 31, 2011.

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AFI Chairman Honored for Contributions to Insurance Industry

Tom Dials (Colonel, U.S. Army, Ret.), Chairman of Armed Forces Insurance (www.afi.org), received the Ad Astra Award from the Kansas Association of Property and Casualty Insurance Companies (KAPCIC).

Armed Forces Insurance (www.afi.org) recently donated $100,000 to sponsor Sky Ball IX, a fundraising event established by the Fort Worth Airpower Foundation that supports numerous programs and causes benefiting military members, wounded warriors, veterans and their families.

After conducting a nationwide search, Armed Forces Insurance (AFI) today announced that two new insurance executives have joined the organization's leadership team: Michael Mattix, vice president of claims, and William Cody, chief actuary and chief risk officer.

Armed Forces Insurance, (www.afi.org) employees raised $1,400 in a company-wide fundraising campaign to support the relief efforts for the residents of Kansas and Missouri affected by the recent tornados in the Midwest.

Over 100 people drove, chipped, and putted to raise more than $35,000 for the United Way of Leavenworth County at the Armed Forces Insurance Hacker's Classic golf tournament on June 13th.

Armed Forces Insurance (www.afi.org) has been recognized as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Ingram's magazine, one of the region's leading business publications, named AFI one of six winners among medium-sized companies.

Armed Forces Insurance congratulates the winner of Military Spouse magazine's 2011 "Military Spouse of the Year" award: Bianca Strzalkowski, wife of Gunnery Sgt. Ronald Strzalkowski of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Captain Russell B. Rippetoe, a Ranger who lost his life while fighting in Iraq in April 2003. Each year, Armed Forces Insurance honors his memory and sacrifice with the Captain Russell B. Rippetoe Trophy, which was presented to Captain Hunter Southerland and Sergeant Sean McAlpine from 3rd Infantry Regiment on April 17 after they finished first in two grueling road march events at the David E. Grange "Best Ranger" Competition at Fort Benning, Ga.