J. Craig Collins is a 42-year veteran of the insurance  industry. He began his insurance career as an agent in 1977. He currently serves as President and Executive Director for Insurance Designers of America (IDA), one of the nation’s oldest and largest Independent Marketing Organizations, and is responsible for national leadership of more than 50 of the most respected brokerage general agencies. Additionally, he is responsible for general business development including creating strategic business initiatives and working with insurance companies and institutional customers to implement those plans and deliver high quality business. Prior to joining Insurance Designers, he was Senior Vice President at Highland Capital Brokerage and was Senior Vice President, ING U.S. Inc. (now Voya Financial), where he led the brokerage distribution channel and later co-managed the company’s Independent Life Insurance division.