Fritts Joins Conseco Inc. as Exec. VP of Government Relations

Indiana-based Conseco Inc. recently announced that William Fritts has joined the company as executive vice president, government relations.

“Bill’s extensive experience in government relations and the insurance
industry will be an important asset to our senior leadership team,” said William Kirsch, Conseco’s president and CEO. “He will play an important role in actively promoting the legislative, regulatory and professional interests of Conseco to the federal and state regulatory agencies, and I’m excited about the contributions he’ll make at Conseco.”

As executive vice president, Fritts will manage Conseco’s regulator relationships, monitoring legislative and regulatory development, and act as the main interface with regulatory associations. He will coordinate Conseco’s government relations function on an enterprise-wide basis, overseeing activities at Conseco Insurance Group, Bankers Life and Casualty Company, and Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company.

Fritts joins Conseco from The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, where he served as executive vice president responsible for oversight and coordination of PCI’s federal and state political advocacy and public affairs efforts.

Prior experience includes senior positions at Intersect Strategies Group, a government and business consultant organization, ING Americas and ReliaStar Financial Corporation. He also served as the Washington representative of the NAIC, Minnesota chief of staff for U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger, assistant secretary for legislative and inter-government affairs at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and held various positions in federal agencies.

Topics Legislation