At the annual general meeting for the CLU Institute concluded in Toronto on November 30, the board of trustees for 2010 was appointed and Richard McKenster was re-elected chairman of the board of trustees by the membership.

“I am honoured that the members of the CLU Institute have the continued confidence in my leadership of this organization,” said McKenster, in a release.

“The next year will be one of great change for the Institute. I’m glad to be able to be in a position to see these changes, researched and reviewed in the last few years, through to the end.”

Also serving on the CLU Institute board of trustees for 2010 are:

• Mark Colosimo;
• Caron Czorny;
• Ian Colborne;
• Cindy Bowden;
• Garth Bennett;
• Betty-Anne Howard;
• Robert Rizzuto;
• Thomas Russell;
• Brett Simpson;
• Jennifer Tweddle; and
• James Virtue.

A member of Advocis since 1973, McKenster has assumed a number of volunteer functions within the organization, including past treasurer of the CLU Institute board of trustees. As well, McKenster is a 28-year qualifying and life member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) and a past membership communication chair, Eastern Canada, for the organization. He is also a member of the Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting (CALU) since its inception in 1991 and actively supports CALU’s candidate recognition program. He supports Advocis’ Century Initiative campaign as a platinum member.

The CLU Institute is a professional standards body and is responsible for administering and enforcing a code of professional conduct for its members. The Institute is also the accreditation, education, disciplinary and marketing body for the CLU and RHU designations in Canada.

CLU-designated advisors and planners are specialists in advanced life insurance applications, tax, estate planning and business succession solutions. Advisors and planners with the RHU designation have completed advanced educational courses in living benefits.

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