Brotherhood Mutual's leadership team is made up of people who know your needs and design products and services to meet them. Here are some of the characteristics that make them distinctive:
- Long-Term Experience: Our executives have a combined total of almost two centuries' worth of experience at Brotherhood and almost a quarter-millennium in the
insurance industry.
- Industry Designations: Not only have our leaders earned industry designations such as the CIC
and CPCU, several of them have held significant positions in state and
national insurance industry organizations.
- Commitment to Ministry: Everyone on the leadership team is
active in a church or related ministry. For these people, such activity
is more than a market niche—it's a personal
commitment.
Directory of Officers
- Mark A. Robison, CPA, CPCU
Chairman and President
- Michael J. Allison, JD, CPCU
Vice President, Chief Counsel and Secretary
- Scott A. Figgins, CPCU
Vice President–Underwriting and Claims
- Matthew G. Hirschy, CPA
Vice President and Treasurer
- Daryl G. Pannabecker, CPCU
Vice President–Information Systems
- Kathleen J. Turpin, JD, CPCU, AIM
Vice President–Human Resources
- Hugh W. White, M.Div., CPCU
Vice President–Marketing
- Daniel B. Book, CIC, AIC
Assistant Vice President–Sales
- Larry Jackson, FAS, MAAA
Chief Actuary
- Dave Lantz, CPCU, AIC
Assistant Vice President–Claims
- Mitzi L. Thomas , ABC
Assistant Vice President–Marketing and Communications
Mark A. Robison, CPA, CPCU
Chairman and President
Mark Robison joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1994 as assistant vice president finance and was promoted to vice president of finance in 1997. He was named vice president and treasurer in 1998. In 2006 he was named senior vice president and treasurer, in April 2007, president and treasurer, and in February 2008, he became president and CEO. In 2009, he was named Chairman and President. Before coming to Brotherhood Mutual, he worked for seven years at Ernst & Young LLP as manager of auditing.
Robison holds a degree in accounting from Manchester College and earned his Certified Public Accountant's (CPA) license in 1989 from the Indiana State Board of Public Accountancy. In 1990, he received his Fellow Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation from the Life Office Management Association, Inc., and his CPCU in 1997.
Robison serves on the board of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association. He is a member of Heartland Community Church, where he serves on the governing Board of Elders.
Michael J. Allison, JD, CPCU
Vice President, Chief Counsel and Secretary
Michael Allison joined Brotherhood Mutual
in 1989 as a litigation specialist. He was
promoted to casualty claims manager in 1991
and to assistant vice president–casualty
claims in 1994. He was appointed vice president and chief counsel in 1997,
assuming leadership of the legal and research and development departments.
In 1998 he was elected by the board of directors to the position of corporate
secretary.
Allison is a member of the advisory board of
A Hope Center. He also serves on the board
of the Insurance Institute of Indiana. A graduate
of Purdue University with a degree in psychology
and communications, he received his law degree
from the Indiana University School of Law and
received his CPCU designation in 1993. Allison
attends Pathway Community Church.
Scott A. Figgins, CPCU
Vice President–Underwriting and Claims
Scott
Figgins joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1989 as a claims adjuster
and was promoted to claims supervisor in 1995. He earned his current
position of vice president of claims in 1997.
Figgins holds an associate's
degree in criminal justice and a bachelor's degree in public
administration from Indiana University. He received his
paralegal certification in 1989 and his CPCU in 1993. Figgins
serves on the Indiana Insurance Institute Claims Committee,
is a past president of the Board of Directors of True Life
Choices, Inc., and is an active member of Fellowship Missionary
Church.
Matthew
G. Hirschy, CPA
Vice President-Finance and Treasurer
Matt Hirschy joined Brotherhood Mutual in 2008 as Vice President-Finance and ub 2009 was named Treasurer.
Before coming to Brotherhood Mutual, Hirschy spent four years as the chief financial officer at a Fort Wayne, Ind., biomedical firm. He also served during the previous 15 years in accounting and auditing positions at two well-known national and local accounting firms.
Hirschy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Manchester College and earned his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license in 1989. He has served as treasurer of A Hope Center and Pathway Community Church, where he and his family currently attend.
Daryl G. Pannabecker,
CPCU
Vice President–Information Systems
Daryl Pannabecker joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1985 as a programmer.
He was promoted to programmer analyst in 1988, to senior programmer
analyst in 1993, and to assistant vice president information
systems in 1995. He became vice president of information systems
in 1996.
Pannabecker is a graduate
of Bethel College with a degree in computer science and earned
his CPCU designation in 1995. He currently serves on the
board of trustees for Bethel College and has served on
the board of A Hope Center. He and his family
attend Grabill Missionary Church.
KathleenJ. Turpin, JD, CPCU, AIM
Vice President–Human Resources
Turpin joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1996 as a litigation specialist
in the claims department. She was promoted to associate corporate
counsel in 1998 and assumed her current position in November
2003.
She holds a degree in speech and psychology from Greenville College,
Greenville, Illinois, and earned her law degree at the University
of Indiana School of Law, Indianapolis. In 1999, she received
designations as an Associate in Management and a Chartered
Property and Casualty Underwriter.
Turpin is a business law facilitator at Indiana Wesleyan University
and serves on the advisory board of A Hope Center. She attends
Grace Point Church of the Nazarene, where she serves on the
day care center board and is a past youth leader and church
board member.
Hugh W. White, M.Div.,
CPCU
Vice President–Marketing
Hugh White joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1986 as assistant vice president–agency and was promoted to vice president–marketing in 1998. Before coming to Brotherhood Mutual, he spent 13 years in casualty underwriting, agency sales, and sales office management.
White holds a degree in business administration, with a major in insurance, from Penn State University as well as a Master of Divinity degree from Grace Theological Seminary. He received his CPCU designation in 1997. He serves on the board of World Ventures and the Fort Wayne Rescue Ministries. He and his family attend Pathway Community Church.
Daniel B. Book, CIC, AIC
Assistant Vice President–Sales
Dan Book joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1989 as a property claims adjuster. He was promoted to senior property claims adjuster in 1997 before briefly leaving the company in 1999 to become director of community life at Avalon Missionary Church in Fort Wayne. Book rejoined the company in 2000 as senior manager–sales.
Book graduated from Taylor University with a degree in communications. He received a Certified Insurance Counselor designation in 2005 and an Associate in Claim designation in 1992. He attends Pathway Community Church, where he serves as an elder.
Larry Jackson,
FSA, MAAA
Chief Actuary
Larry Jackson joined Brotherhood Mutual in 2008 as Chief Actuary.
Before coming to Brotherhood Mutual, Jackson spent four years as the Director of Underwriting at a Fort Wayne, Ind., reinsurance firm. He served for the previous 17 years in various actuarial positions at one of the nation's largest life insurance and financial services companies.
Jackson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Huntington University in Huntington, Ind., and a Master of Arts degree in Actuarial Science from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Jackson is a member of Brookside Community Church, where he is heavily involved in the children's ministry.
Dave
Lantz, CPCU, AIC
Assistant Vice President–Claims
Dave Lantz joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1996 as a casualty claims adjuster. He was named manager–casualty claims in 1998 and senior manager–casualty claims in 2007. Lantz was named to his current position in 2008.
Lantz holds a degree in criminal justice from Anderson University. He received his Associate in Claims designation in 1998 and became a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter in 2004. Lantz attends Crossbridge Community Church, where he serves as the small groups designer.
Mitzi L. Thomas, ABC
Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Mitzi Thomas joined Brotherhood Mutual as a communications assistant
in 1995, was promoted to manager–marketing communications
in 1998, and to assistant vice president of corporate communications
in 2000.
She holds an English degree from Taylor University and
is accredited through the International Association of Business
Communicators. She attends Wallen Baptist Church.
| Mark A. Robison, CPA, CPCU Chairman of the Board and President Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company |
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Phillip A. Dabill Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bon Vivant of Florida, Inc. |
| Michael J. Allison, JD, CPCU Chief Counsel and Secretary Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company |
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Ronald J. Habegger |
Matthew G. Hirschy, CPA Vice President and Treasurer Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company
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Allen H. Leatherman, CPCU Retired Vice President Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company |
James A. Blum, CPCU
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Sammy T. Mah President and CEO World Relief |
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R. David Boyer, JD |
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Dr. Dale O. Ferrier |
Kathy B. Bruns |
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Dr. Jay L. Kesler |
Garrett W. Cooper Chief Investment Officer, Ambassador Family Enterprises |
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Roland L. Sumney Honorary Director Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company |