State Auto Financial Announces Personal, Commercial Lines Leadership Changes
September 05 2017 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
State Auto Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:STFC) today announced
that Kim B. Garland has been named senior vice president,
commercial lines, and Jason E. Berkey has been named senior vice
president, personal lines.
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State Auto Senior Vice President,
Personal Lines Jason Berkey (Photo: Business Wire)
Garland joined the company as senior vice president, standard
lines, in 2015, with responsibility for all personal lines
business. In his new role leading commercial lines, Garland will
remain responsible for farm and ranch, and will continue serving as
managing director of State Auto Labs. Prior to joining State Auto,
Garland was chief product officer of AIG’s consumer division. He
previously helped lead the restructuring of United Guaranty, AIG’s
mortgage insurance company, as its COO and later CEO. He also
managed the personal auto business at Safeco and started their
innovation company, Open Seas Solutions. Garland is a Fellow of the
Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) and holds an undergraduate degree
from Florida State University and a graduate degree from the
University of Virginia.
Garland replaces Jessica E. Clark, who departed the company in
May 2017.
Berkey most recently served as State Auto’s vice president of
homeowners product management, a role he held since joining the
company in 2015. He previously served as chief pricing actuary for
AIG’s Global Consumer Business, and as chief actuary and chief risk
officer at United Guaranty. He was also a manager of commercial
lines pricing at Liberty Mutual. Jason is a graduate of Bridgewater
College, a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) and a
member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).
“We considered multiple internal and external candidates for the
commercial lines leadership role,” said STFC President and CEO Mike
LaRocco. “Through that process, we were reminded of the exceptional
knowledge and experience we already have on the State Auto team.
I’m confident that Kim and Jason will deliver profitable growth in
both personal and commercial lines.”
About State Auto Financial Corporation
State Auto Financial Corporation, headquartered in Columbus,
Ohio, is a super regional property and casualty insurance holding
company and is proud to be a Trusted Choice® company partner. STFC
stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, which
represents the top fourth of all NASDAQ listed companies.
The insurance subsidiaries of State Auto Financial Corporation
are part of the State Auto Group. The State Auto Group markets its
insurance products throughout the United States, through
independent insurance agencies, which include retail agencies and
wholesale brokers. The State Auto Group is rated A- (Excellent) by
the A.M. Best Company and includes State Automobile Mutual, State
Auto Property & Casualty, State Auto Ohio, State Auto
Wisconsin, Milbank, Meridian Security, Patrons Mutual, Rockhill
Insurance, Plaza Insurance, American Compensation and Bloomington
Compensation. Additional information on State Auto Financial
Corporation and the State Auto Insurance Companies can be found
online at http://www.StateAuto.com/STFC.
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State Auto Financial CorporationInvestor contact:Tara Shull,
614-917-4478Tara.Shull@StateAuto.comorMedia contact:Kyle Anderson,
614-917-5497Kyle.Anderson@StateAuto.com
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