People Moves: Church Mutual Names New President; UFG Appoints Stephenson as New COO

Church Mutual Names New President

Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. 1, has promoted Alan S. Ogilvie to president of the company. Rich Poirier, current president and CEO, will retain his CEO responsibilities. Ogilvie also will join Church Mutual’s Board of Directors. Ogilvie will assume the additional role of CEO on Jan. 1, 2024, when Poirier transitions to senior advisor. Ogilvie will spend time at all Church Mutual’s offices, including its headquarters in Merrill, Wisconsin.

Ogilvie held positions at Wausau Insurance Companies, Caliber One Indemnity, Godfrey & Kahn S.C. and Capitol Insurance Companies before joining Church Mutual in 2015. He was named president of CM Vantage Specialty Insurance Company in 2016. He was promoted to president – subsidiaries in February 2020 and promoted to executive vice president and president – subsidiaries in May 2021.

UFG Insurance Appoints Stephenson as New Chief Operating Officer

United Fire Group Inc. (UFG) has announced the appointment of Julie Stephenson as its new executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective January 30. She succeeds the company’s longtime COO, Michael Wilkins, who retired from Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based UFG at the end of September.

Stephenson has over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently serving as global head of casualty reinsurance at Swiss Re. Prior to joining Swiss Re in 2021, she held the positions of chief operating officer-middle market and commercial chief underwriting officer at CNA Insurance and global liability manager for Chubb Insurance.