Gerald L. Nies

Gerald L. Nies is retired after 42 years in the insurance business. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nies Insurance Agency from 1985-2011 and then was Executive Vice President after selling the business to Brown & Brown, Inc. Currently, he is the owner of a small investment property management company. He attended Western Washington University and became a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter. Mr. Nies is a past Board member of the Washington Independent Agents Association and past President of the National Agent Advisory Council for Safeco Insurance. He also served as one of the five Clark County Emergency Medical Services Administrative Board members, elected Council Member for the City of Battle Ground and Fire Chief for the City of Battle Ground. Mr. Nies' diverse career has afforded him expertise in managing financial and operational aspects of business, as well as customer relations.