[35] Former Nashville Businessman Inducted into Insurance Hall of Fame

Aug. 9, 2011
Contact: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919

Former Nashville businessman inducted into insurance hall of fame

MURFREESBORO, TENN—George Nordhaus, nationally renowned insurance professional, formerly of Nashville and now residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was recently inducted into the Robert E. Musto Tennessee Insurance Hall of Fame at Middle Tennessee State University.
The Hall of Fame, established in 1997, now comprises 48 honorees, including Nordhaus and three other insurance professionals who were recognized during the ceremony at the Doubletree Hotel in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
A native of Evansville, Indiana, Nordhaus was an All-American high school basketball player and later became a star athlete at Vanderbilt University. Following graduation, he was an officer in the U.S. Navy.
Following his military service, he began his insurance career with Insurors of Tennessee. Later, he became executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana. Following that, he founded and served as chairman of Insurance Marketing and Management Services, which is a provider of marketing information via the Internet to independent agencies.
In 2008, he left IMMS to form AgenciesOnline.biz, a self-contained marketing service that is integrated with agency management systems. Nordhaus has written eight books on insurance sales and marketing. He authors a weekly newsletter, writes columns and articles for various trade publications and speaks at numerous conferences throughout the nation, Canada and Europe.
In the early 1970s, Nordhaus became one of the youngest “names” at Lloyds of London. He has been named “Person of the Year” by the Boston Board of Fire Underwriters and has received the Golden Torch Award from the Insurance Marketing Communications Association.
Nordhaus’ wife, Sue Taylor-Nordhaus, is a licensed psychologist practicing in Santa Fe. In 1991, the couple established Nordhaus Profiles International, a testing service for the insurance industry. Eventually it became Insurance Hiring System, and its services are used by some of the largest insurance agencies and companies in America.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. In September 2011, MTSU will celebrate its 100th year anniversary with special events and activities throughout the year—kicked off by a Blue-Tie Centennial Gala on Friday, Sept. 9.