Bill Wilson retired from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America in December 2016 where he served as associate vice president of education and research. He was the founder and director of the Big “I” Virtual University for over 17 years and is the former director of education and technical affairs for the Insurors of Tennessee. Since his retirement, Wilson has since founded InsuranceCommentary.com, an industry blog about property and casualty insurance, is working on a fifth book and delivers keynote presentations as part of his consulting work. He has won several national education awards, including the George M. Gottheimer Memorial Award, which is presented periodically to a CPCU Society member who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of insurance education, risk management or insurance consulting..