United Heartland Names Donovan Vice President of Field Operations

NEW BERLIN, Wis., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- United Heartland announces the appointment of Greg Donovan as vice president of Field Operations.

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Donovan will join United Heartland's Executive Team and be responsible for the Underwriting and Risk Management Services departments.  He will be instrumental in leading United Heartland's commitment to underwriting and loss control.

"We are fortunate to have someone with Greg's experience and knowledge of the workers compensation marketplace joining the United Heartland team," Stephan Cooper, president of United Heartland, said.  "I am confident the addition of Greg will strengthen our underwriting performance and enhance our relationships with United Heartland agents."

Donovan has a wide range of insurance experience over the past 38 years.  Prior to accepting this position, Donovan most recently served as the vice president of Marketing at Aon Risk Services in Milwaukee, WI where he helped drive impressive, smart revenue growth for the past eight years.  Prior to Aon, Donovan held a variety of executive underwriting and sales positions at various insurance companies and agencies, including vice president of Sales & Marketing for HNI Company in New Berlin, WI; vice president, P&C Division for Frank F. Haack & Associates in Milwaukee, WI; and Casualty Underwriting Manager at Home Insurance Company in Waukesha, WI.  

Donovan graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Headquartered in New Berlin, Wis., United Heartland actively markets in Wisconsin, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and insures workers compensation clients across the country. United Heartland is rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Its business is underwritten by United Wisconsin Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accident Fund Holdings, Inc., the 10th largest workers compensation insurer in the United States. For more information, visit United Heartland's Web site at www.unitedheartland.biz.

SOURCE United Heartland