Chris Cox Appointed President of Old Dominion Insurance Co.

The Main Street America Group, a super-regional property/casualty mutual insurance holding company, has appointed Chris Cox to president of Old Dominion Insurance Co., its primary writing company and brand throughout Florida and Georgia.

The appointment of Cox to Old Dominion president was approved by the company’s board of directors at its fall board meeting. Old Dominion is a wholly owned member company of Main Street America.

In addition to Florida and Georgia, several Main Street America commercial lines and personal lines products are underwritten through Old Dominion in its New England Region, Northeast Region and Southeast Region states. However, Cox’s appointment as Old Dominion president does not impact any of the company’s regional operations.

Cox, who joined Main Street America in 2008 as a personal lines product manager, was appointed president of its newly formed Florida Region in March 2015. In 2010, he moved to the company’s field operations unit to become director, distribution management. In 2011, he was appointed as a company officer and in 2013, elected as an assistant vice president. Cox has nearly 25 years of property/casualty industry experience, including multiple roles at Nationwide Insurance.

Cox earned his executive master’s degree in business administration from the University of Iowa Tipple School of Management, Iowa City; and his bachelor’s degree in management/marketing from the University of North Florida, Jacksonville. He holds several professional designations including Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC).

With roots dating back to 1923, The Main Street America Group writes business through its nine property/casualty insurance carriers: NGM Insurance Company, Old Dominion Insurance Company, Main Street America Assurance Company, MSA Insurance Company, Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Company, Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company, Main Street America Protection Insurance Company, Spring Valley Mutual Insurance Company and Austin Mutual Insurance Company. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Main Street America offers a range of commercial and personal insurance, as well as fidelity and surety bond products, to individuals, families and businesses throughout the United States.

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