Grange Insurance Names Jill Wagner Kelly EVP, Chief Distribution and Affiliate Officer

Business Wire

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Grange Insurance and its affiliate partner Integrity Insurance are announcing that Jill Wagner Kelly has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Distribution and Affiliate Officer.

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Jill Wagner Kelly, Executive Vice President, Chief Distribution and Affiliate Officer (Photo: Business Wire)

Currently President of Integrity Insurance, headquartered in Appleton, WI, Wagner Kelly has led the company to five straight years of above-market growth and profit through partnership with independent agents. Wagner Kelly will expand her current role to lead Sales and Marketing efforts for the combined Grange and Integrity enterprise.

“Jill has achieved outstanding results leading the Integrity organization,” said John Ammendola, President and CEO of Grange Insurance. “Aligning our Sales and Marketing organizations will bring even greater strategic decision-making to support and serve our independent agents and policyholders in this rapidly changing digital landscape.”

Wagner Kelly is an accomplished executive with more than 25 years of insurance industry experience. She started her career as a Personal Lines underwriter with Acuity Insurance, quickly moving into leadership roles at Secura Insurance where she continued to gain greater and broader expertise in Commercial Lines and building highly successful teams that deliver exceptional customer experiences. She joined Integrity Insurance in 2010 as the Commercial Lines Vice President and was promoted to the President role shortly thereafter.

Wagner Kelly is a 1992, summa cum laude, graduate of Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where she also earned her MBA. She’s active with NAMIC and serves on the Board of Directors for United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fox Valley and Prospera Credit Union.

About Grange Insurance

Grange Insurance Company, with nearly $3 billion in assets and more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue, is an insurance provider founded in 1935 and based in Columbus, Ohio. Through its network of independent agents, Grange offers auto, home, life and business insurance protection. Life insurance offered by Grange Life Insurance and Kansas City Life Insurance. Grange Insurance Company and its affiliates serve policyholders in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

About Integrity Insurance

Integrity Insurance established in 1933 and is based in Appleton, WI. Integrity offers auto, home and business insurance through a network of independent agents throughout IA, MN and WI. With partner Grange Insurance based in Columbus, Ohio — the 13-state enterprise has nearly $3 billion in assets and $1 billion plus in annual revenue and holds an A.M. Best rating of "A" Excellent. For more information, visit IntegrityInsurance.com.