Athene Hires a Chief Strategist: Personnel Moves
He has a master’s degree in economics from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich.
Medical Mutual
The board of Medical Mutual — a Cleveland-based health insurer that provides or administers coverage for 1.2 million Ohio residents — has picked Steven Glass to succeed Rick Chiricosta as CEO
Glass has been the chief financial officer at the Cleveland Clinic since 2005. He also has been a financial executive at MedStar Health, a health care provider based in Columbia, Maryland.
He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Towson University, and he holds the Certified Public Accountant professional designation.
He is the chairman of the board of the Ohio Hospital Association.
Coventry
Coventry — a Fort Washington, Pennsylvania-based life settlement company — has named Rick Lauro chief operating officer.
Lauro has been the company’s senior vice president, finance and operations.
He also been a senior auditor at KPMG, a financial reporting manager at ING, an executive at Independence Blue Cross and head of global financial planning and analytics at Chubb.
Lauro has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from La Salle University. He holds the Certified Public Accountant professional designation.
He is the treasurer of the Brighter Horizon Foundation, an organization that helps first-generation students pay for college.
MassMutual
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. — a Springfield, Massachusetts-based insurer — has promoted Sears Merritt to head of enterprise technology and experience, from head of technology and data.
He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, a master’s degree in telecommunications and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He also has a master’s degree in business from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The Standard
The Standard — a Portland, Oregon-based arm of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. — has hired Kevin McAtamney to be stable value sales director.
He previously was a regional sales director for Empower Retirement and an internal sales consultant for John Hancock.
He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, a master’s degree in business from Merrimack College, and a master’s degree in business from Marist College.
Pictured: Rebecca Tadikonda. (Photo: Athene)
