JACKSONVILLE, Fla., & MAPLE GROVE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Main Street America Group, a super-regional property/casualty insurance company, has announced the appointments of Jeff Kusch to senior vice president/head of field operations and Tiffany Daly to president of its Western Region.
“These internal promotions will enable us to leverage the leverage the leadership and expertise of two key members of our field operations unit,” said Tom Van Berkel, Main Street America chairman and chief executive officer.
Kusch has been the company’s Western Region president since 2012. He is also the president and CEO of Main Street America’s Austin Mutual Insurance Company affiliate. In conjunction with his promotion, Kusch will become a member of Main Street America’s senior management team and report to Van Berkel. He will split his time between the company’s regional office in Maple Grove, Minn., and its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla.
“In Jeff’s new role, he will be responsible for leading our national field operations function and spearheading state-specific strategies to spur profitable growth via our distribution network of 3,000 independent insurance agent-customers in 36 states,” Van Berkel said.
Chris Cox, Main Street America’s assistant vice president of distribution management, as well as the company’s four regional presidents – Mark Berger (Northeast Region), Steve Berry (New England Region, Tiffany Daly (Western Region) and Gregg Effner (Southeast Region) – will report to Kusch, as will his executive assistant, Bev Krall.
Kusch joined Austin Mutual in 1992 as an accounting manager. His leadership roles at Austin Mutual included treasurer, secretary, president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board. Following Austin Mutual’s affiliation with Main Street America in 2012, Kusch became its Western Region president.
“Tiffany will assume Jeff’s responsibilities as our Western Region president, overseeing the region’s management and performance, and providing leadership to our sales team throughout the region’s 19 states located in the Midwest, Southwest and Pacific Northwest,” Van Berkel said.
Daly joined Main Street America’s Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company in 2005 in Indianapolis, Ind. She has held various marketing and sales roles with the company, including regional field supervisor. In 2011, Daly became Main Street America’s Indiana business development executive and assumed the Western Region regional sales director role in 2013, when she relocated to its Maple Grove, Minn., office. In her new leadership position, Daly will remain based at the company’s Maple Grove office.
About The Main Street America Group
With roots dating back to 1923, The Main Street America Group is a super-regional insurance company which writes business through its nine property/casualty insurance carriers: NGM Insurance Company, Old Dominion Insurance Company, Main Street America Assurance Company, MSA Insurance Company, Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Company, Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company, Main Street America Protection Insurance Company, Spring Valley Mutual Insurance Company and Austin Mutual Insurance Company. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Main Street America offers a wide range of commercial and personal insurance, as well as fidelity and surety bond products, to individuals, families and businesses throughout the United States.
With nearly $1 billion in premium written exclusively by more than 3,000 independent insurance agents, the 91-year-old company insures over 650,000 policyholders in 36 states and writes bonds in 46 states and the District of Columbia. A.M. Best Company rates The Main Street America Group with an "A" (Excellent) financial strength rating and “a+” issuer credit rating. Main Street America is the founding company partner of Trusted Choice®, the global branding program of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. Main Street America is also a founding company partner of the TrustedChoice.com consumer agent portal and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) Research Center. For more information about Main Street America, please visit our newsroom at http://msagroup.newshq.businesswire.com/ or connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MainStreetAmerica.
