Allstate’s Purgatorio elected chair of IIHS Board of Directors

Ginger Purgatorio, executive vice president and general manager at Allstate, has been elected chair of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Board of Directors for 2025. Purgatorio takes over from Bill Westrate, chair and chief executive officer of American Family Insurance.

“I’m honored to chair the IIHS Board and collaborate on the industry’s shared mission to make roads safer for all,” Purgatorio said. “Together we can advance research and innovation that saves lives and results in real impact.”

“I am excited to welcome Ginger as our Board chair,” said David Harkey, president of IIHS and the Highway Loss Data Institute. “I look forward to her leadership and industry insights as we begin new research and safety initiatives to achieve our 30x30 vision — reducing road fatalities by 30% by 2030.”

Brian Deephouse, vice president of Western markets at Auto Club Enterprises, is chair-elect, and Daniel Halsey, president of personal lines at The Hanover Insurance Group, has been named vice chair.

Other current IIHS Board members are:

• Neil Alldredge, president and chief executive officer, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
• Allen Anderson, senior vice president, personal lines, Selective Insurance
• Steven Berg, vice president, North America field product leader, CHUBB
• Cody Cook, executive vice president, claims, Erie Insurance Group
• Yue Fan, vice president, research and pricing, Kemper Auto, Kemper Corporation
• Meghan Friesen, Central Region general manager, Progressive Insurance
• Molly Griffin, federal affairs lead, GEICO Corporation
• David Harkey, president, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• Jeffery Hay, chief underwriting officer, Donegal Insurance Group
• Brianne Jones, vice president of operations, claims and direct repair program, State Farm Insurance Companies
• Guillermo Leiva, chief product officer, personal lines auto, Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Robert Lyon, president and chief executive officer, Rockingham Insurance
• Chris Malone, senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, NJM Insurance Group
• Kirby McKenzie, vice president, personal lines underwriting, American National
• Stan McNaughton, chairman, president and chief executive officer, PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company
• Michael Moore, vice president, personal lines field product and underwriting, Nationwide
• Ted Murphy, senior executive vice president and chief operations officer, Amica Mutual Insurance Company
• Tim Nee, chief operating officer, The Responsive Auto Insurance Company
• Holly Reston, senior executive, underwriting, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
• Tiffany Ryan, vice president of property and casualty insurance transformation, USAA
• David A. Sampson, president and chief executive officer, American Property Casualty Insurance Association
• Michelle Santos, vice president of data science, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
• Lois She-Tom, property and casualty auto product director, COUNTRY Financial
• Nick Smith, assistant vice president, personal auto product lead, The Hartford
• Mark Stinson, vice president, alternate channels, Shelter Insurance
• Todd Walker, chief actuary, CSAA Insurance Group
• Andrew Woods, chief analytics officer, personal lines, Farmers Insurance Group