Schultheis Receives 2019 Harry P. Cooper, Jr. Award

Brett Schultheis, CPCU, CWCA, AAI, from the Schultheis Insurance Agency in Evansville, Ind., is the recipient of the 2019 Big I Indiana Harry P. Cooper, Jr. Industry Award. This award is presented in the name of Harry P. Cooper, Jr. who began with Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company in 1936 and remained with the company until his death 55 years later, and whose concern for the image of the industry was paramount. This award was developed to recognize someone who enhances the public image of the insurance profession through their professional activities and personal integrity in their business activities and their community. 

Schultheis is the president of his agency and has been deeply invested in the Evansville community for decades. He’s served on the Raintree Girl Scout Council in some capacity since 1988. He’s also served on the Buffalo Trace Council - Boy Scouts, Evansville Day School, Inc., Vanderburgh Co. Redevelopment Commission, and Tri-State Better Business Bureau. He is currently the national director of the Indiana Big I as well.

He sees an insurance agents’ position in their communities as a vital one. “Agents play an important role in the continuity and strength of all communities. Part of what an agent should do is be a teacher or adviser in the community to help others understand that insurance is not about how low a price can be, but rather how it can work as a tool for their benefit,” he explained. “They need to explain the important role that the insurance industry plays in the local and national economy.”