The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is pleased to announce the election of Alice H. Gannon as the new chairman of its Board of Directors. She is the second woman to serve as IIHS Board chairman. Gannon is senior vice president, chief actuary, of USAA. She succeeds Douglas S. Joyce, president of Alfa Alliance Insurance Corporation, who served as IIHS chairman during 2012 and will continue to serve as a Board member.
“IIHS research and crash tests have saved countless lives, and I am honored to serve as chairman,” Gannon says. “I look forward to partnering with my distinguished Board colleagues in support of IIHS’s work.”
“Alice’s strong leadership and depth of actuarial experience will be a tremendous asset to IIHS as we continue to innovate in our research programs to further advance safety on the nation’s roads,” says IIHS President Adrian Lund. “I am delighted to have her at the helm.”
The new chairman-elect is Jeff Gendron, senior vice president, property casualty operations, COUNTRY Financial. The new vice chairman is W. Neal Menefee, president and chief executive officer, Rockingham Group.
Other IIHS Board members are:
Brian V. Boyden, executive vice president, State Farm Insurance Companies
Brian Braddock, vice president, deputy head of public policy research and development, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies
Charles M. Chamness, president and chief executive officer, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Dan Clapp, executive vice president and treasurer, Shelter Insurance Companies
Paul W. Franklin, senior vice president, worldwide underwriting manager for personal lines, Chubb & Son
Steven George, chief operations officer, AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Insurance Exchange
Adrian K. Lund, president, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Denise I. Lynch, property and casualty group executive, president, Kemper Preferred, Kemper Corporation
William D. Moore, president, MetLife Auto and Home
John W. Mullen, president and chief executive officer, Direct General
Tony M. Nicely, chairman, president and chief executive officer, GEICO Corporation
Steve Oakley, vice president and chief actuary, The Hartford, consumer markets
Gregory V. Ostergren, chairman, president and chief executive officer, American National Property and Casualty Companies; chairman of the board – Farm Family Group of Insurance Companies
Leigh Ann Pusey, president and chief executive officer, American Insurance Association
Paul A. Pyne, executive vice president and chief operations officer, Amica Mutual Insurance Company
Jack Salzwedel, chairman and chief executive officer, American Family Insurance Group
David A. Sampson, president and chief executive officer, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
David J. Skove, general manager, South region, Progressive Insurance
Douglas E. Smith, senior vice president, personal lines underwriting, Erie Insurance Group
Timothy M. Sweeney, president, personal insurance, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Bob Tart, senior executive, underwriting, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Greg Toczydlowski, executive vice president, personal insurance, The Travelers Companies
William L. Windsor, associate vice president, office of consumer safety, Nationwide Insurance
Floyd M. Yager, senior vice president, chief data officer, Allstate Insurance Company
