About Rick Altig Jr & Ilija Orlovic Ilija Orlovic "I knew from day one that this opportunity was exactly what I was looking for, and that I could be a success in this business," says Ilija Orlovic, SGA Partner in the Altig-Orlovic Agency. Formerly a retail manager, Ilija has had tremendous success since joining American Income Life in May 1996. After only seven months with AIL, he was appointed Master General Agent in January 1997. Two years later, Ilija was promoted to Regional General Agent. In 2003, Ilija made the move to the United States as a State General Agent partner with Rick Altig. "The opportunity to grow my own organization as big as I could imagine and to train new leaders in the business enticed me to join AIL," says Ilija. Training new leaders in the organization and watching them develop into top leaders at AIL has been the most rewarding part of his job.