CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR)
announced today that Naimish P. Patel will join the company as Executive
Vice President of the Kemper Preferred business, which focuses on the
preferred home and auto lines across the country. Joseph “Joe” W. Metz
will lead the Kemper Specialty business for nonstandard auto lines in
all states except California, where the company will continue to operate
its Kemper Specialty California and Alliance United businesses. Both
Patel and Metz will report directly to George “Chip” D. Dufala,
President of Kemper’s Property & Casualty division and will be based in
Chicago.
“We are pleased to take these steps to advance the plans we discussed in
our strategic update for investors in September,” said Dufala. “Naimish
brings tremendous experience in the standard and preferred home and auto
lines. With his leadership we will continue efforts to improve our
results. Joe has been key in helping us navigate the changes in our
Property & Casualty division during the past year. Today’s announcement
enables us to leverage Joe’s significant expertise and leadership
experience in the nonstandard auto lines.”
Patel most recently served as Senior Vice President of Personal Lines
North America for AIG, where he was responsible for a $1.5 billion
portfolio of products written through the Private Client Group and
Lexington. In prior experience he held several senior executive roles
with Farmers Insurance Group, OneBeacon Insurance and Liberty Mutual
Group. He attended Rutgers University where he earned his Bachelor’s
degrees in Biology and English, Master’s degree in Public Health and
Master of Business Administration degree.
About Kemper
The Kemper family of companies is one of the nation’s leading insurers.
With $8 billion in assets, Kemper is improving the world of insurance by
offering personalized solutions for individuals, families and
businesses. Kemper's businesses collectively:
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Offer insurance for home, auto, life, health and valuables
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Service six million policies
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Are represented by more than 20,000 independent agents and brokers
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Employ 6,000 associates dedicated to providing exceptional service
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Are licensed to sell insurance in 50 states and the District of
Columbia
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Source: Kemper Corporation