People Moves: VIAA Promotes Kaatman to Director of Growth; Krieger Joins Alliant in Iowa

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Promotes Kaatman to Director of Growth

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., promoted Bill Kaatman to director of growth.

Kaatman brings 17 years of experience in the insurance industry, previously serving as the director of enterprise development and digital agency coach at VIAA. Kaatman joined VIAA in 2021 with nine years of experience as a partner and principal sales leader in a local independent insurance agency within the VIAA family of agencies.

Krieger Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Iowa

Iowa-based benefits consultant John Krieger joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group. Alliant is headquartered in Irvine, Calif.

Krieger joins Alliant with more than 20 years of experience. Before joining Alliant, Krieger served as senior regional marketing manager for Lincoln Financial Group and senior group sales representative with Sun Life Financial.