Mike Becker Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Sacramento, Ca, Us

Operational Planning and Growth Initiatives: As CEO of the for-profit PIA Services, Inc. subsidiary, leads all efforts, including product consolidation, growth initiatives, and program launches, thereby expanding business.Operations Management: Directs all for-profit and non-profit efforts, including management of the board of directors, strategic initiatives, advocacy efforts, and insurance carrier relations, ensuring operational effectiveness. Supervisory Management: Supervises 15 reports.Operational Streamlining: Initiated governance and structural reviews to encourage growth and profitability, creating efficiencies and promoting a culture that embraces change.Mergers and Acquisitions: Identified two independent organizations that could support business expansion, led the pitch and negotiation, with final result of merger and acquisition, respectively. Negotiation: Eliminated over $30M of claims exposure by negotiating sale of organization’s professional liability insurance company, PIAPRO, securing financial stability.Revenue & Profit Growth: Oversaw relaunch of flood insurance market access program, generating $20M of written premiums and increasing revenue by $250K within a 2-year period.

Reorganization: Transformed association into member-driven alliance, advancing the business interests of independent agents.Budget Management: Managed $500K budget, ensuring efficient use of resources.Strategic Planning and Public Speaking: Directed and carried out legislative strategy through lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill and by serving as keynote speaker on legislative and insurance issues. These efforts helped secure the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program. Strategic Alliances: Spearheaded formation of alliances with insurance advocacy organizations to present independent agents as a united front, improving effectiveness.

Legislative Relations: Utilized expertise on insurance policy to enhance presence and reputation with federal lawmakers and regulators, becoming a go-to source of information for legislative staff on key issues.Direct Lobbying: Advocated on Capitol Hill for policies that positively affect the healthcare, financial services, and agricultural industries.Budget Management: Managed budget across programs, ensuring effective use of resources.

Government Advocacy: Educated legislators and advocacy groups on policy, growing presence and influence.Communication: Presented regulatory message to federal agencies, increasing communication with policymakers.Event Planning: Organized and directed annual legislative fly-in involving hundreds of agents, increasing industry network and reach. Supervisory Management: Directed legislative assistant to support government relations, lobbying efforts, and political action committee fundraising endeavors, ensuring operational effectiveness.

Compliance Reporting: For the Professional Insurance Agents Political Action Committee (PIAPAC), completed all public reporting, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.Communication: Served as the liaison to the board of directors, providing effective communication and planning.Grassroots Lobbying and Advocacy: Met with legislative staff to present positions on industry issues; developed and maintained grassroots initiatives and programs, creating avenues of membership advocacy and producing credibility on Capitol Hill.Fundraising Management: Created fundraising programs that engaged PIA’s membership and increased revenue.Newsletter Production: Debuted quarterly newsletter and grew it to a 20-page publication with information on legal concerns, legislative issues, educational updates, and technology advancements, keeping members engaged and knowledgeable about policy.

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us