Mark Mullin of Transamerica Elected ACLI Chairman
Washington, D.C. (October 9, 2017) — The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), whose member companies provide financial and retirement security to 75 million American families, elected its chairman, officers and board of directors at the ACLI 2017 Annual Conference.
Mark Mullin, president and CEO of Transamerica, was elected as chairman. Mr. Mullin succeeds Peter Schaefer, president and CEO of Hannover Re US, who will now serve as ACLI immediate past chair.
“The life insurance industry will be well-served by Mark’s industry experience and leadership,” said ACLI President and CEO Dirk Kempthorne. “I look forward to working with him and the entire board in support of the industry and the consumers who rely on us for their financial and retirement security needs.”
ACLI also elected JoAnn Martin, chairman and CEO of Ameritas, to ACLI’s chairman-elect position. Ms. Martin will become chairman during the annual conference in October 2018. ACLI’s chairman-elect designate post was awarded to Daniel J. Houston, chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group. Mr. Houston will become chairman in October 2019.
“Every day, life insurers fulfill promises that help consumers cope financially after the loss of a loved one, provide retirees with a personal pension from annuities and help people age with dignity and comfort,” said Governor Kempthorne. “Under Mark’s and the board’s leadership, ACLI is well-prepared to work in state, federal and international forums to educate policymakers about the important private-sector safety net the industry’s products and services provide.”
The chairman and the board of directors set policy and guide the actions of the association, which represents the life insurance and retirement security industry in Washington, D.C., the states and internationally.
Serving on ACLI’s board of directors through 2018:
- Brandon Carter, chairman & president, USAA Life Insurance Company;
- Michael G. DeKoning, president & CEO, Munich American Reassurance Company;
- Mary Jane Fortin, president, Allstate Life;
- Dennis R. Glass, president & CEO, Lincoln Financial Group;
- Marianne Harrison, president & CEO, John Hancock;
- Jeff Poulin, president, Canada Life Reinsurance;
- Robert Scheinerman, president, group retirement, AIG Consumer Insurance;
- José Suquet, chairman, president & CEO, Pan-American Life Insurance Group;
- Walter White, president & CEO, Allianz Life.
Serving on ACLI’s board of directors through 2019:
- Roger Crandall, chairman, president & CEO, MassMutual;
- J. Scott Davison, president & CEO, OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.;
- John Johns, executive chairman, Protective Life Corporation;
- Dennis Johnson, president & CEO, United Heritage Life Insurance Company;
- Rod Martin, chairman & CEO, Voya Financial;
- Richard McKenney, president & CEO, Unum Group;
- Ron Pressman, CEO, institutional financial services, TIAA;
- Barry Stowe, chairman & CEO, Jackson National Life Insurance Company;
- Cynthia Tidwell, president & CEO, Royal Neighbors of America.
Serving on ACLI’s board of directors through 2020:
- John Barrett, chairman, president & CEO, Western & Southern Financial;
- Gary Bhojwani, president, CNO Financial;
- Esfand Dinshaw, chairman & CEO, Sammons Financial Group;
- Mark Haydukovich, chairman, president & CEO, Oxford Life insurance Company;
- Michel Khalaf, president, U.S. & EMEA, MetLife;
- Joseph Monk, senior vice president, chief administration officer, State Farm Insurance Companies;
- Kirt Walker, president & COO, Nationwide Financial;
- William Wheeler, president, Athene;
- John Woerner, president, insurance & annuities, chief strategy officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association with approximately 290 member companies operating in the United States and abroad. ACLI advocates in state, federal, and international forums for public policy that supports the industry marketplace and the 75 million American families that rely on life insurers’ products for financial and retirement security. ACLI members offer life insurance, annuities, retirement plans, long-term care and disability income insurance, and reinsurance, representing 95 percent of industry assets in the United States. Learn more at www.acli.com.