Jeff Kinsey, assistant vice president and actuary at State Farm Insurance Companies, has been elected chair of the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) Board of Directors.

HLDI is an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Kinsey succeeds Stefanie Zacchera, The Hartford personal lines data and analytics vice president. She will remain on the board.

“There is no better time than now to harness increasingly advanced data-gathering and analytical tools to reduce deaths, injuries, and property damage from motor vehicle crashes,” Kinsey said, in a news release. “I am honored to have the opportunity to work with HLDI leaders and the Board in advancing this important mission.”

David Harkey, president of HLDI and IIHS, said he’s looking forward to working with Kinsey as new resources for member companies are rolled out and the organization’s strategic plan is updated.

The board’s new vice chair is Dawn Lee, chief product and underwriting officer at PEMCO Mutual Insurance Co.

The other HLDI Board members are:

• • Gavin Blair, chief product officer, personal lines, The Hanover Insurance Group
  • Chad Covelli, chief operating officer, Rockingham Insurance
  • Olivia Doll, product development manager, Progressive Insurance
  • Ivan Fernandez, assistant vice president, auto pricing, USAA
  • David Harkey, president, Highway Loss Data Institute
  • Robert Harrington, corporate data officer, Erie Insurance Group
  • Joseph Highbarger, senior vice president and chief property and casualty actuary, American National
  • Paul Hurd, head of auto R&D, Farmers Insurance Group
  • Timothy Hyman, enterprise chief underwriting officer, American Family Insurance
  • Thomas Karol, general counsel, federal, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
  • Guillermo Leiva, chief product officer, personal lines auto, Liberty Mutual Insurance
  • David MacInnis, vice president, pricing analytics and actuarial modernization, Allstate Insurance Group
  • Lynn Malloney, department vice president, Amica Mutual Insurance Company
  • Sean McAllister, chief actuary, NJM Insurance Group
  • Thomas Myers, enterprise chief actuary, Plymouth Rock Assurance
  • Robert Passmore, department vice president, personal lines, American Property Casualty Insurance Association
  • Robert Payne, vice president, claims, Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Companies
  • Todd Pearce, director and assistant actuary, GEICO Corporation
  • Anthony Ptasznik, vice president and chief actuarial officer, Auto Club Group
  • Shannon Terry, senior vice president and chief advanced analytics officer, Nationwide
  • Todd Walker, chief actuary, CSAA Insurance Group
  • Hui Wang, vice president and actuary, CHUBB

In January, Bill Westrate was elected chair of the IIHS Board for 2024. He is the chair and CEO of American Family Insurance.

Bill Westrate/IIHS

Westrate succeeds Scott Wesley Ziegler, who is retiring from Progressive Insurance, where he was general manager of personal lines.

Ginger Purgatorio, senior vice president of product management at Allstate Insurance Group, is the board’s new chair-elect. Brian Deephouse, vice president of insurance underwriting at Auto Club Enterprises, was named vice chair.

Other current IIHS Board members are:

• • Neil Alldredge, president and chief executive officer, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
  • Allen Anderson, senior vice president and chief underwriting officer, personal lines, Selective Insurance
  • Steven Berg, vice president, North America field product leader, CHUBB
  • Cody Cook, senior vice president, claims, Erie Insurance Group
  • Meghan Friesen, Central Region general manager, Progressive Insurance
  • Stephanie Grobin, senior vice president, property and casualty chief underwriting and product officer, American National
  • Daniel Halsey, president, personal lines, The Hanover Insurance Group
  • David Harkey, president, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  • Jeffery Hay, chief underwriting officer, Donegal Insurance Group
  • Brianne Jones, vice president of operations, claims and direct repair program, State Farm Insurance Companies
  • Tracey Laws, head of government and public affairs, GEICO Corporation
  • Guillermo Leiva, chief product officer, personal lines auto, Liberty Mutual Insurance
  • Robert Lyon, president and chief executive officer, Rockingham Insurance
  • Chris Malone, senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, NJM Insurance Group
  • Stan McNaughton, president and chief executive officer, PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company
  • Michael Moore, vice president, personal lines field product and underwriting, Nationwide
  • Ted Murphy, chief operations officer, Amica Mutual Insurance Company
  • Tim Nee, chief operating officer, The Responsive Auto Insurance Company
  • Holly Reston, senior executive, underwriting, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
  • Tiffany Ryan, vice president of product development and product management, USAA
  • David A. Sampson, president and chief executive officer, American Property Casualty Insurance Association
  • Duane Sanders, president, property and casualty division, Kemper Corporation
  • Mark Stinson, vice president, alternate channels, Shelter Insurance
  • Todd Walker, chief actuary, CSAA Insurance Group
  • Andrew Woods, chief analytics officer, personal lines, Farmers Insurance Group
  • Stefanie Zacchera, vice president, personal lines data and analytics, The Hartford

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