James E. (Jim) Hohmann was named chief executive officer of FBL Financial Group in January 2010. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Prior to FBL, Hohmann was President and CEO of Allstate Financial with executive accountabilities for 15 Allstate affiliates including Allstate Life Insurance Company, Allstate Bank, Allstate Workplace and Allstate Institutional Markets. Prior to that, Hohmann was President and Chief Operating Officer at Conseco, Inc.; President and CEO of XL Life and Annuity; and President, Financial Institutions, for Zurich Kemper Life. Hohmann also worked for nearly 13 years for business consulting practices: Tillinghast/Towers Perrin where he was Managing Principal of the Chicago Life operations, and KPMG Peat Marwick.
A Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, Hohmann began his career as a life insurance actuary. Hohmann has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Northwestern University and earned his MBA from the University of Chicago, graduating with high honors. Hohmann is a member of the board of governors of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, is on the American Agricultural Insurance Company advisory committee, and is a former board member of the American Council of Life Insurers. He also serves on the boards of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Bankers Trust and OMNI Youth Services in Chicago.
James P. Brannen Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer
Jim Brannen, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer of FBL Financial Group, is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a major in accounting. He joined FBL in 1991 and held various positions in the tax and accounting areas prior to being named to Vice President - Finance in 2000 and to his current position in 2007.
Prior to joining FBL, Brannen worked primarily on corporate tax matters for insurance companies for Ernst & Young. Brannen is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Brannen is also active in civic and industry organizations, including as past president of the board of directors Children and Families of Iowa. He currently serves on the board of United Way of Central Iowa.
Charles T. Happel Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
Charles T. (Charlie) Happel, CFA, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, joined the company in 1984 as a Farm Bureau Financial Services agent, moving to the corporate office in 1986 as a consultant for investment products. He became a Securities Analyst in 1989. He was promoted to Senior Portfolio Manager for Tax-preferenced Securities in 1999, managing portfolios of municipal bonds, preferred stock, and in 2000, the EquiTrust Value Growth and EquiTrust Managed portfolios. Happel became Securities Vice President in 2001, wherein he developed and executed strategy for property-casualty and equity mutual fund portfolios valued at more than $1.5 billion. He assumed the position of Vice President - Investments in August 2008, and was named Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer in September 2009.
Happel is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, holds an MBA from Drake University and a number of industry designations, including CFA, CFP, FLMI, ChFC, CLU, and CPCU.
He is a member of the Iowa Society for Financial Analysts and the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).
David A. McNeill Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
David A. McNeill, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of FBL Financial Group, joined the legal department of FBL in 1989 and held various positions in the Legal Department prior to being promoted to his current position in 2009.
Prior to joining FBL, McNeill was in private practice as an attorney in the Des Moines law firm of Davis, Hockenberg, Wine, Brown, Koehn & Shors (now Davis Brown) (1989), and an attorney with Miller & Sanford law firm (now Lathrop & Gage) in Springfield, Missouri (1985-1989). McNeill received his Juris Doctorate degree, with honors, from Drake University Law School in 1985 and his bachelor's degree from Simpson College in 1979.
McNeill is the companies' representative to the Federation of Iowa Insurers, and serves as a director of the Kansas Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association and the Colorado Life and Health Insurance Protection Association.
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Kevin R. Slawin Executive Vice President, Marketing and Distribution
Kevin R. Slawin, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Distribution, joined FBL Financial Group in October 2009. He is responsible for all aspects of the organization's marketing and distribution functions including business development, brand management, sales management and agent recruiting and retention.
Slawin has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to FBL Financial Group, he held a number of senior executive positions at Allstate Financial including president of distribution where he was responsible for Lincoln Benefit Life Co., American Heritage Life Co. and sales of financial products through captive agents, banks and broker dealers. He also held roles as CEO, Allstate Bank; senior vice president, operations and technology; and senior vice president, chief financial officer. Slawin began his career in public accounting, spending seven years with Touche Ross & Co. (now Deloitte).
Slawin, a certified public accountant, holds a Masters of Management degree from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S. degree in accounting from Indiana University.
Russell Wiltgen assumed the Chief Actuary position at FBL Financial Group in 2010. He is responsible for actuarial matters and enterprise risk management.
Wiltgen comes to FBL Financial Group with nearly 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining FBL, he was with the UNIFI Companies in Lincoln, Nebraska for 11 years where he held life and annuity product management positions, most recently serving as Vice President-Individual Annuity Product Management. He also worked for the Mutual of Omaha Companies for 17 years where he held various actuarial management positions including Vice President and Chief Product Actuary Risk Life. His disciplines provide experience in strategic business planning, risk management, product development and management, distribution expansion and field engagement.
Wiltgen holds a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from the University of Iowa and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of American Academy of Actuaries. He also serves on the board of Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity.
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