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Larry S. Rybka<\/strong> is the founder of Valmark Financial G<\/span>roup\u2019s original company, Executive Insurance Agency (EIA), and has been an acknowledged innovator in the life insurance industry throughout his five-decade career.<\/p>\n Starting an agency from scratch with Minnesota Life in 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio, Larry S. grew the company by helping agents create their own independent financial services practices. Beginning in 1968 and for the next 21 years in a row, his agency set records for being the first to reach $1 million, $2 million, $3 million, $4 million, $5 million and $6 million of annual target premium with Minnesota Life.\u00a0 As markets evolved, he transitioned EIA to an independent producer g<\/span>roup, allowing agents to offer multiple insurance companies though a single agency. 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