Grange Joins Invest

Nicole Carter, Grange Insurance vice president, has been appointed to the Invest board.

Alexandria, VA, December 8, 2025—Alexandria, VA, December 4, 2025—Invest^SM, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit administered by the Big “I,” is proud to announce that Nicole Carter, vice president of personal lines sales, strategic distribution and agent experience at Grange Insurance , has joined the Invest board of directors.

“We’re excited to welcome Nicole to the Invest board,” said Whitnee Dillard, executive director of Invest. “Nicole’s passion for community and developing future talent reflects our shared commitment to providing opportunities for  more students to discover rewarding careers in the insurance industry.”

Carter’s appointment reinforces Invest’s growing coalition of industry leaders dedicated to expanding insurance education, financial literacy and career readiness among high school and college students nationwide. Through her participation on the board, Carter will help guide Invest’s strategic direction and contribute to its mission of building a diverse, prepared and inspired next generation of insurance professionals.

“Invest is creating vital connections between students, educators and the insurance industry,” Carter said. “I am proud to be a part of a board that’s shaping pathways for young people to build successful and purpose-driven careers while strengthening the future of our communities.”

Grange Insurance joins a long list of leaders from insurance companies and industry groups currently partnering with Invest, including: APCIA, Applied Systems; Chubb Insurance; CNA; Dryden Mutual; Hanover Insurance; HSB and Munich Re; The Big “I;” The Institutes; Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance; National General, an Allstate Company; Progressive Insurance; Selective Insurance; Travelers Insurance; Westfield; and Vertafore.

Learn more about Invest and how your organization can get involved.

About Grange Insurance

Grange Insurance Company, with $3.4 billion in assets and more than $1.59 billion in annual revenue, is an insurance provider based in Columbus, Ohio. Through its network of independent agents, Grange offers auto, home and business insurance protection. Established in 1935, the Grange Insurance Company and its affiliate Integrity Insurance Company serve policyholders in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. Learn more about Grange Insurance.

About Invest

As a 501(c)(3) educational trust, Invest benefits from the support of numerous insurance organizations, hundreds of agencies, brokers, and volunteers. The program provides the insurance industry with motivated, talented, and intelligent professionals through a support structure of state associations, board members, national staff, teachers, and the many industry professionals who work in the field as classroom liaisons. Invest is proudly administered by Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. For more information, visit the Invest website.

About the Big ‘I’

Founded in 1896, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America(the Big “I”) is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing more than 25,000 agency locations. Big “I” members are trusted insurance advisers who offer consumers all types of insurance—property, casualty, life, health, employee benefit plans and retirement products—from a choice of insurance companies.