Kemper Corporation is realigning its property and casualty business. The company said that the realignment would result in one property and casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter of 2014.
The new Kemper property and casualty segment will consist of the following:
- Kemper personal and commercial lines, which will include private passenger and commercial auto, home, and other lines;
- Kemper Specialty California, which will focus on Kemper's largest non-standard private passenger auto market;
- Kemper Direct, operating in run-off mode; and
- Shared services supporting the property and casualty segment, including legal, claims, technology, human resources, project management, and finance.
Denise Lynch, Kemper's property and casualty group executive, will continue to lead the new segment. Reporting directly to Ms. Lynch will be Brian Delfino, Kemper personal and commercial lines general manager, Tim Bruns, Kemper Specialty California general manager, as well as the general managers of Kemper Direct and the shared services functional leaders. Additionally, Pete Hansen will become senior vice president for property and casualty claims.
“Brian has been with the company for 28 years and is a key executive on the property and casualty leadership team. Over the past three years he successfully led our claims organization through its transition to a shared services model to the benefit of both our customers and our organization. I look forward to Brian's leadership in this newly created role where he will be able to further implement profit and growth initiatives,” said Ms. Lynch. “Tim Bruns has led Kemper Specialty over the past three years, and he will focus the Kemper Specialty California team on serving the non-standard personal auto needs of the California market. Pete is a seasoned claims executive and is well-prepared to lead the claims organization.”
Andrea James, Kemper Preferred's president for the past year, will be leaving the company effective February 14, 2014. “I'd like to thank Andrea for her many contributions and wish her well,” added Ms. Lynch.
Learn more: www.kemper.com.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].