National Underwriter Life & Health Announces the Winners of the 2011 Industry Elite Awards

The 2011 Industry Elite award winners are:

• Industry Elite Award for Market Innovation: Butch Britton, Insurance CEO, ING.
• Industry Elite Award for Regulatory Advocacy: Nick Gerhart, VP Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, Sammons Financial Group.
• Industry Elite Award for Industry Awareness: The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation.
• The Industry Elite Award for Community Outreach: William "Mack" Hull, Capital Architects L.L.C.
• Industry Elite Award for Best Rising Star: Frank Morizio Jr., MetLife.

"National Underwriter salutes each of our winners, truly the best of the best, and we look forward to selecting next year's winners in our ongoing effort to shine a light on the industry's leading figures and their many notable accomplishments," says Tashawna Rodwell, publisher of National Underwriter Life & Health.

National Underwriter Life & Health is part of the Life and Health Insurance Network at Summit Business Media, Erlanger, Ky.

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