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IIHS logo   News Release | February 1, 2012

Joyce is elected IIHS board chairman

ARLINGTON, VA — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is pleased to announce the election of Douglas S. Joyce as the new chairman of its Board of Directors. Joyce is president of Alfa Alliance Insurance Corporation. He succeeds Steven George, chief operations officer, California State Auto Group, who served as IIHS chairman during 2011 and will continue to serve as a Board member.

"For more than 50 years, IIHS and insurers have been on a mission to reduce motor vehicle crash injuries, deaths, and property damage on our nation's roads," Joyce says. "I look forward to joining with my fellow Board members to advance this life-saving work." IIHS president Adrian Lund adds, "I'm pleased to have Doug at the helm as we look to expand our vehicle test programs in 2012 to raise the bar for highway safety."

The new chairman-elect is Alice H. Gannon, senior vice president, chief actuary, USAA. The new vice chairman is Jeff Gendron, senior vice president, property casualty operations, COUNTRY Financial. Other IIHS Board members are:

  • Brian V. Boyden, executive vice president, State Farm Insurance Companies
  • Charles M. Chamness, president and chief executive officer, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
  • Dan Clapp, executive vice president and treasurer, Shelter Insurance Companies
  • Paul W. Franklin, senior vice president, worldwide underwriting manager for personal lines, Chubb & Son
  • Adrian K. Lund, president, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  • Denise I. Lynch, president, Kemper Preferred
  • W. Neal Menefee, president and chief executive officer, Rockingham Group
  • William D. Moore, president, MetLife Auto and Home
  • John W. Mullen, president and chief executive officer, Direct General
  • Tony M. Nicely, chairman, president and chief executive officer, GEICO Corporation
  • Steve Oakley, vice president and actuary, consumer markets, The Hartford
  • Gregory V. Ostergren, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, American National Property and Casualty Companies
  • Leigh Ann Pusey, president and chief executive officer, American Insurance Association
  • Paul A. Pyne, executive vice president, Amica Mutual Insurance Company
  • Stephen S. Rasmussen, chief executive officer, Nationwide
  • Jack Salzwedel, chairman and chief executive officer, American Family Insurance Group
  • David A. Sampson, president and chief executive officer, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
  • David J. Skove, general manager, South region, Progressive Insurance
  • Douglas E. Smith, senior vice president, personal lines underwriting, Erie Insurance Group
  • Timothy M. Sweeney, president, personal markets, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
  • Audrey Sylvan, Eastern zone regional vice president, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies
  • Bob Tart, senior executive underwriting, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
  • Greg Toczydlowski, executive vice president, president — personal insurance, The Travelers Companies
  • Floyd M. Yager, senior vice president, quantitative research and analytics, Allstate Insurance Company

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