SECURA Taps CEO Bykowski to Chair Board

Appleton, Wis.-based mutual SECURA Insurance announced that its board of directors voted John Bykowski its new chairman.

Bykowski brings more than 30 years of property/casualty industry experience to SECURA. He has served on National Association of Independent Insurers’ Executive Marketing Committee and currently serves on the board of directors for National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos.

From 1972 to 1979, Bykowski held underwriting management positions at Milwaukee Mutual and Allstate Insurance. He served as vice president of casualty operations at Wisconsin Employers Group from 1979 to 1983. From 1983 to 1997, Bykowski served as senior vice president of marketing at West Bend Mutual in West Bend, Wis.

In January 1997, Bykowski was named President and CEO of SECURA. Under Mr. Bykowski’s leadership, SECURA’s 104 years-strong commitment to remain a regional, mutual P&C carrier intent on providing superior service to independent agents and policyholders throughout the Midwest lives on.

SECURA has 390 agencies throughout the Midwest.