BOARD
The Federation of Iowa Insurers is an association of life insurance, health insurance, and financial services companies doing business in Iowa. The Federation is committed to educating and informing consumers, government leaders, the business community, and its own members about important issues affecting the life insurance, health insurance, and financial services industries.
Executive Committee

- Zach Keeling
- President
- Medical Associates Health Plan

- Mike Downing
- Vice President
- Athene

- Dan Pitcher
- Immediate Past President
- Farm Bureau Financial Services

- Jeff Varisco
- Treasurer & Secretary
- American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
- Eric Nemmers
- Strategic Communications Committee Chair
- Wellabe

- Scott Sundstrom
- Health & Managed Care Committee Chair
- Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Iowa
- Ted Poulsen
- Corporate & Tax Committee Chair
- Athene

- Tyler Brown
- Life & Financial Services Committee Chair
- Sammons Independent Annuity Group

- Mark Roth
- Executive Director
- Federation of Iowa Insurers
Board Members

- Jodi Ahlman
- SVP, General Counsel, Legal & Compliance
- Fidelity & Guaranty
- Timothy Brown
- EVP and Chief Legal Officer
- Venerable

- Chris Conrad
- VP, State Gov't Relations and Assoc. General Cou
- Transamerica

- Michaelanne Ehrenberg
- VP, Chief Litigation and Governmental Affairs Cou
- Symetra Life Insurance Company & Affiliates

- Nick Gerhart
- Executive VP - Chief Innovation Officer
- Homesteaders Life Company

- Suzanne Heckenliable
- VP of Public Affairs
- Delta Dental of Iowa

- Elizabeth Heying
- Manager Contracts & Compliance
- Medical Associates Health Plan

- Teresa Hursey
- Plan President
- Amerigroup Iowa

- Larry Johnson
- Lead Director/State GA
- Aetna

- Tony Lengeling
- Chief Compliance Officer
- American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
- Sinead Madigan
- COO
- Health Alliance Medical Plans
- Eric Nemmers
- Vice President, General Counsel
- Wellabe

- Dan Pitcher
- CEO
- FBL Financial Group

- Bryan Sanders
- Interim Plan President & CEO
- Iowa Total Care

- Scott Sundstrom
- Vice President, Government Relations
- Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Iowa

- Brooke Tiner
- Director of State Government Affairs
- Oscar Health Insurance

- United Healthcare Representative
- Board Representative
- United Healthcare

- Jennifer Vermeer
- Plan President
- Molina Healthcare

- Christian Walk
- Senior Vice President and Associate General Couns
- Global Atlantic Financial Group

- Kimberly Welsh
- VP - Gov't Relations
- Athene

- Darren Westendorf
- Director II, Operations & SIU
- TruStage