Auto Club Enterprises’ Deephouse elected chair of IIHS Board of Directors

Brian Deephouse, vice president and chief actuary at Auto Club Enterprises, has been elected chair of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Board of Directors for 2026. Deephouse takes over from Ginger Purgatorio, executive vice president of claims enablement and excellence at Allstate.

“IIHS has long played a central role in improving road safety, and I am honored to help guide the organization in its next chapter,” Deephouse said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Board to advance the Institute’s 30x30 vision for reducing traffic deaths 30% by the end of the decade.”

“Brian brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to advancing road safety,” said David Harkey, president of IIHS and the Highway Loss Data Institute. “The Board’s support is critical to the success of 30x30, and I am thrilled to have Brian at the helm.”

Daniel Halsey, president of personal lines at The Hanover Insurance Group, has been named chair-elect, and Andrew Woods, chief analytics officer of personal lines and distribution at Farmers Insurance Group, is vice chair.

Other current IIHS Board members are:

• Isaac Adams, vice president of product, Aspire General Insurance
• Neil Alldredge, president and chief executive officer, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
• Allen Anderson, senior vice president, personal lines, Selective Insurance
• Kristina Barronton, executive vice president and chief operating officer, AF Group
• Steven Berg, vice president, North America field product leader, CHUBB
• Cody Cook, executive vice president, claims, Erie Insurance Group
• Dan Engstler, assistant vice president, P&C product management, American National
• Yue Fan, vice president, research and pricing, Kemper Auto, Kemper Corporation
• Meghan Friesen, Central Region general manager, Progressive Insurance
• Molly Griffin, federal affairs lead, GEICO Corporation
• David Harkey, president, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• Jeffery Hay, chief underwriting officer, Donegal Insurance Group
• Chris Lee, vice president, auto line leader, Nationwide
• Guillermo Leiva, chief product officer, personal lines auto, Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Robert Lyon, president and chief executive officer, Rockingham Insurance
• Sean McAllister, senior vice president and chief actuary, NJM Insurance Group
• Stan McNaughton, chairman, president and chief executive officer, PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company
• Jennifer Morrison, senior vice president and general counsel, Amica Mutual Insurance Company
• Tim Nee, chief operating officer, The Responsive Auto Insurance Company
• Anthony Ptasznik, vice president and ACIA chief actuarial officer, Auto Club Group
• Ginger Purgatorio, executive vice president, claims enablement and excellence, Allstate
• Holly Reston, senior executive, underwriting, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
• Tiffany Ryan, vice president of property and casualty insurance transformation, USAA
• David A. Sampson, president and chief executive officer, American Property Casualty Insurance Association
• Michelle Santos, vice president of data science, personal insurance, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
• Lois She-Tom, property and casualty auto product director, COUNTRY Financial
• Nick Smith, assistant vice president, personal auto line lead, The Hartford
• Aaron Spiller, vice president, Auto-Owners Insurance
• Mark Stinson, vice president, alternate channels, Shelter Insurance
• Todd Walker, chief actuary, CSAA Insurance Group
• Yao Wang, group director, product development and management, Mercury Insurance Group
• William Westrate, chair and chief executive officer, American Family Insurance