F&G’s Chris Blunt Assumes LL Global Board of Directors Chair in 2026
9/16/2025
WINDSOR, Conn., Sept. 16, 2025 — At the 2025 LIMRA Annual Conference today, LL Global, the legal entity of LIMRA and LOMA, announced Chris Blunt, chief executive officer, F&G Annuities & Life, will serve as board chair in 2026. He succeeds Caroline Feeney of Prudential Financial, Inc.
Wade Harrison, executive vice president, chief operating officer, Protective Life, was elected vice chair for 2026 and will become board chair in 2027.
“Our industry plays an intrinsic role in supporting consumers’ lifelong financial security. With the Alliance for Lifetime Income joining LIMRA and LOMA, the organization has broadened its mission
on behalf of its members to help more consumers and advisors understand the financial solutions offered by the industry,” said Blunt. “I am honored and excited to work with the LIMRA and LOMA leadership team to help the organization successfully implement the merger’s goals as well as its broader 2030 Compass strategy.”
LL Global also named four new directors elected by its membership to the board:
- Bruce Donaldson, president and chief executive officer, Simplicity Group
- Chantal Gagné, executive vice-president, Life and Health Insurance, Desjardins Group
- Dennis Martin, FSA, FCIA, MAAA, president, Individual Life and Financial Services, OneAmerica Financial
- Steve Shaffer, president, chief executive officer and board chair, Homesteaders Life Company
Earlier this year, Ellen Cooper, president, chief executive officer and board chair, Lincoln Financial, and Hector Martinez, head of Insurance, John Hancock, joined the LL Global board of directors to complete the terms of other directors who were unable to fulfill the remainder of their elected terms.
In addition, three existing board members, who were completing the terms of other directors, were elected to new three-year terms:
- Matt Berman, president and chief executive officer, Foresters Financial
- Tom Dempsey, chief distribution officer, Integrity
- Sarah Mineau, senior vice president – Financial Services, State Farm
“We are grateful to have Chris’ strong leadership as our organization embarks on expanding our mission with the Alliance for Lifetime Income joining LIMRA and LOMA. We also appreciate the support of our new and continuing board members,” said David Levenson, president and CEO, LIMRA and LOMA. “Our leadership team looks forward to working with the entire LL Global board to ensure that are work remains valuable to our members and the industry.”
The LL Global board provides oversight and guidance to ensure LIMRA and LOMA’s strategic direction continues to meet the evolving needs of member companies.
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LL Global is the non-profit parent company for LIMRA and LOMA. LIMRA and LOMA have a combined membership of more than 700 insurance and financial services companies in 63 countries worldwide.
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Celebrating a century of serving the industry, LOMA helps to advance the financial services industry by empowering more than 700 financial services companies to navigate change with confidence. Visit LOMA at www.loma.org.