Lavoie is currently president and chief executive officer of Echelon Insurance. Prior to that, he was a director of Echelon Insurance from May, 2014 to November, 2015. Until 2012, he was chief executive officer of Jevco Insurance Company.
Kemper Announces Property & Casualty Leadership Change
Kemper Corporation announced that Denise I. Lynch is leaving her position as property & casualty group executive, effective immediately, to pursue opportunities outside of the company.
On an interim basis, Joseph W. Metz, Kemper Personal and Commercial Lines president, will partner with Joseph P. Lacher, Jr., Kemper’s president and chief executive officer, to lead the Property & Casualty segment. A search is underway for a new Property & Casualty Group executive.
Metz joined Kemper in November 2015, and he will report directly to Lacher in his interim role. The Property & Casualty segment includes the Kemper Personal and Commercial Lines, Kemper Specialty California and Alliance United businesses as well as Property & Casualty Group shared services.