State Auto Insurance Companies announced that its State Auto Middle Market Insurance (SAMMI) unit is coming to Texas. Industry veteran Gerald F. Ladner will lead the group in the state as vice president of SAMMI’s new southwestern zone office in Austin, Texas.
The company said SAMMI, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, was created in early 2004 in response to agent requests to expand the size and scope of its commercial lines business to include larger commercial risks, usually with at least $100,000 in annual premium.
SAMMI has offices in Naperville (Chicago), Ill., Peoria (Phoenix), Ariz., and Hunt Valley (Baltimore), Md.
Ladner’s 25-year career includes a number of management and senior management roles with CG/Aetna, CIGNA and Zurich. Ladner also served as president and chief operating officer of an Atlanta-based independent insurance agency. He was most recently regional vice president of the Austin (Texas) unit of Zenith Insurance.
Ladner holds an undergraduate degree from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., and currently serves on their board of trustees. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
In addition to serving on the committee of the Glen L. Taylor Endowed Chair in Insurance at the University of North Texas, Ladner has also served on the boards of the Texas Medical Liability Joint Underwriting Association, Texas Property and Casualty Guaranty Association, the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas Agency Company Committee and Allen Community Outreach (a United Way agency).
Source: State Auto Insurance Companies, www.StateAuto.com.
Topics Texas Auto Commercial Lines Business Insurance New Markets
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