Thomas Slattery

Tom and I met in 1976 at Nakoma Golf Club when we were inducted into the Madison Chapter of Chartered Life Underwriters. He was the General Agent for Banker's Life of Iowa now known as Principal Financial Group, Neither of us ever knew a stranger so we connected on a variety of subjects. Most life insurance agents don't last three years in the business and Tom's primary task at Banker's was to recruit and train new agents. Tom's wisdom and wit enabled him to bring in new agents but also...