IBNO Insurance Board of Northern Ohio

What an incredible day on the course! ⛳

A huge THANK YOU to the 108 golfers who joined us for this year's IBNO Golf Outing. Your participation and support helped make the event a success!

We also want to extend our sincere appreciation to our sponsors and volunteers. Your dedication and commitment to IBNO played a vital role in making the day possible, and we are truly grateful for your support.

The strength of IBNO comes from members and partners like you, and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events! Check them out on our link below!
https://ibno.org/

IBNO Golf Outing Hole Flag Sponsors:
- Jeff Evans Insurance Agency Inc.
- Spooner Risk Control Services
- Selective
- Philadelphia Insurance Company
- J.L. Thomas & Co.
- Xceedance
- Nash & Vinny Brain Strong Foundation

IBNO Vendor Sponsors:
- Gridiron Restoration
- Allied Wealth Planners
- Paul Davis
- Arlington/ Roe
- Xceedance
- Spooner Risk Control Services - Coffee Sponsor
- J.L. Thomas & Co - Raffle Basket Sponsor
- Fully Promoted - Beer Keg Sponsor
- SIA - Bloody Mary Sponsor

Our IBNO Event Swing into the Derby was a great time Thursday, April 30, 2026 at XGolf in Broadview Heights! It was a fun time of relaxation, celebration & social connection.There were 7 state-of-the-art indoor golf simulators & golf games and contests. We got creative and designed our own custom Derby hats! IBNO appreciates all that our sponsors do and had a great time celebrating! It was a complimentary event for our sponsors, partners & IBNO members to show our Appreciation!

Our Insurance Board of Northern Ohio (IBNO) Annual Christmas Party at Fat Heads Brewery in Middleburg Hts Tues Dec 9, 2025 was a blast! Everyone went out & shopped for kids, bought toys & all donations went to Big Brothers- Big Sisters Charity Fund Raiser! We have the best professional group ever. These guys are so awesome! Michael & i are proud to call most of our IBNO members friends. They are all just really generous hearted human beings

Our IBNO (Insurance Board of Northern Ohio) New Members Event at Wild Eagle Saloon downtown Cleveland Weds Nov 12th, 2025 was a blast! Consider joining this awesome group of fantastic professionals & great people!

Our Insurance Board of Northern Ohio (IBNO) Clam Bake Thurs September 4, 2025 at Lago East Bank of the flats downtown Cleveland was a blast!! So nice to connect with all of our fellow insurance agent buddies & all of our affiliates for a night of fun!

Round II-The Insurance Board of Northern Ohio's (IBNO) Annual Golf Outing was a blast Monday, June 16, 2025 at the Medina Country Club Golf Course on Wedgwood Rd, where 68 golfers enjoyed a fun filled cloudy day (and the anticipated rain held out!). For this year’s charity, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland, money donated helps in supporting them as they seek mentors for children, which they call a Big Brother or Big Sister and the mentors then build friendship with the kids through fun activities in the community.

The IBNO Golf outing was a great event, the dinner was awesome & this is such an incredible group of people! Independent Insurance Agents and our awesome vendors and our loyal generous sponsors are really some of the coolest people we know! We gave out awards and recognition to our golfers. We also raffled off wonderful baskets from our donors to help raise money. IBNO is so thankful to all our volunteers that work hard to pull off these incredible events, including Connor Evans who tirelessly coordinated this for the second time. IBNO is a fantastic way to network, meet new people, make friends, get the support you need in a tough market, bounce problems and questions off your industry peers and grow professionally. Consider joining this awesome organization! Photos & post by Mary Bodnar of Gordon Tower Insurance Agency in Lakewood, OH

The Insurance Board of Northern Ohio's (IBNO) Annual Golf Outing was a blast Monday, June 16, 2025 at the Medina Country Club Golf Course on Wedgwood Rd, where 68 golfers enjoyed a fun filled cloudy day (and the anticipated rain held out!). For this year’s charity, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland, money donated helps in supporting them as they seek mentors for children, which they call a Big Brother or Big Sister and the mentors then build friendship with the kids through fun activities in the community.

The IBNO Golf outing was a great event, the dinner was awesome & this is such an incredible group of people! Independent Insurance Agents and our awesome vendors and our loyal generous sponsors are really some of the coolest people we know! We gave out awards and recognition to our golfers. We also raffled off wonderful baskets from our donors to help raise money. IBNO is so thankful to all our volunteers that work hard to pull off these incredible events, including Connor Evans who tirelessly coordinated this for the second time. IBNO is a fantastic way to network, meet new people, make friends, get the support you need in a tough market, bounce problems and questions off your industry peers and grow professionally. Consider joining this awesome organization! Photos & post by Mary Bodnar of Gordon Tower Insurance Agency in Lakewood, OH

Happy Father’s Day 💙

Today, we celebrate all the fathers and father figures who give their time, love, and strength to guide and uplift others.

We also hold space for those for whom this day may be complex —
✨ Those grieving the loss of a father
✨ Those who are estranged or navigating difficult relationships
✨ Those who long to be fathers
✨ Single parents, guardians, mentors, and role models who step into that role with heart
✨ And everyone carrying both joy and sorrow today

Whether you are celebrating, remembering, or simply reflecting — you are seen.

To all who show up with love, presence, and care in a fathering role: thank you. You make a lasting impact.

Thanks to the generous support of our IBNO members, we proudly donated to Cleveland Angels, a nonprofit creating real change for children and families in foster care. We're honored to support this mission.
Together, we’re rewriting the story of foster care.

Part II - -IBNO (Insurance Board of Northern Ohio): I-Day! Our Professional Education Day was fabulous at the Aviator on Brookpark Rd in Cleveland Thurs May 8th, 2025 – it was fun-filled and beneficial event - where insurance meets innovation. Besides having an excellent Key Note Speaker, Archie Griffen, 2 time Heisman Trophy winner, business leader, Christian & philanthropist, we had interactive panel discussions w/industry experts, learned about the impact of AI & Data relevance, as well as agency growth in a very tough market. IBNO members receive CE credits while attending info -filled sessions throughout the day that are interesting and informative. We are proud of our hardworking I Day Team & thanks to our event sponsor Encova & our other collaborative insurance partner sponsors! And best of all, the people in this organization are great! It is a fantastic way to network, meet new people, make friends, and grow professionally. I-Day is Ohio’s largest insurance event of the year. Find out about future market trends and how to better run your agency. Join IBNO today!! Mary L Bodnar