Standard Insurance Company has promoted Steven Williams to assistant vice president and associate counsel of the insurance services group (“ISG”) legal department.
In this role, Mr. Williams has responsibility for leading the ISG legal department, supporting The Standard and The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York.
Mr. Williams also represents and advocates on behalf of the company before federal and state courts, various regulatory agencies, and industry associations.
Mr. Williams joined The Standard in 2000 as an attorney and was promoted to senior attorney in 2005. Since 2009, he has served as a managing attorney, first leading the business support legal team and later managing the claims and litigation legal team. In 2014, he was promoted to second vice president and associate counsel with continued responsibility for leading the group of attorneys providing legal advice and managing litigation.
“I'm delighted to have Steven leading the ISG Legal team,” said Dan McMillan, vice president of employee benefits at The Standard. “This is an important role at The Standard and I know Steven will continue to bring a strong business perspective, leadership and astute counsel.”
Mr. Williams served as the 2013 chair of The Standard's employee giving campaign, which raised more than $1.5 million for nonprofits from employee contributions and a dollar-for-dollar match by The Standard. He also volunteers with the Franciscan Montessori Earth School/St. Francis Academy and as a co-head coach for CYO swimming.
Mr. Williams earned a B.A. in government from Eastern Washington University and a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law.
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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].