Bob is responsible for managing our enterprise shared services including actuarial, risk management, reinsurance, and analytics. In addition, he manages our rating agency relationships and is a leading voice in our capital deployment and growth initiatives. Bob also serves on the boards of many of our key subsidiaries.
Experience
Bob joined Securian Financial in 1990 in our actuarial department and then moved to Securian Advisor Services three years later. After six years developing and marketing life insurance products, he returned to our Individual Actuarial area. In 2005, he was promoted to senior vice president of Life Product Manufacturing. In 2016, Bob began overseeing our Individual Annuity product line, and a year later his responsibilities were expanded to include Life Underwriting and our Benefit Distribution Center. In 2019, Bob led the launch and operationalization of Securian Business Services, the area of our company responsible for most of our customer touch points. In 2022, he assumed the leadership role for our Individual Life and Individual Annuity product lines before assuming his current position.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics, St. Olaf College
Registrations/Licenses
- Fellow, Society of Actuaries
- Chartered Life Underwriter
- Chartered Financial Consultant
Community
Bob serves on the HealthPartners Board of Directors and its committees. He is a member of the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities and serves on the board for ThinkBank, a mutual bank based out of Rochester, MN.