US primary insurer Allstate has announced that Terrance Williams will be promoted to President, Protection Products and Services, effective May 1.
Williams’ promotion comes after Vice Chair and CEO, Protection Products and Services, Don Civgin, has announced his decision to retire after a distinguished 13-year career at Allstate.
Civgin joined Allstate as Chief Financial Officer in 2008, and then became President and CEO of Allstate Financial in 2012, and Vice Chair of The Allstate Corporation in 2019.
“Don’s leadership, business acumen and enterprise-first approach made Allstate successful in pursuing its purpose of protecting people from life’s uncertainties,” said Chair President and CEO of The Allstate Corporation, Tom Wilson.
“He has been an excellent partner and mentor to senior executives as Allstate transforms into a digital protection solutions provider. Don’s ability to attract, mentor and lead talent leaves us with an outstanding management team. His forward-thinking and innovative leadership helped position Allstate as a leader in telematics, identity protection and device protection plans. We thank him for his many contributions to Allstate’s continued success and wish him and his family the very best in their next chapter.”
Williams has been with Allstate for over two years, he currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Allstate sales & distribution.
Prior to Allstate, Williams was a board member for Encompass Health, and served in various roles for over 14 years at Nationwide, including President of Emerging Businesses and Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for Columbus Ohio.
Wilson continues by addressing Williams’ promotion, “Terrance Williams has been leading our Transformative Growth initiatives to enable Allstate agents to increase growth while improving the customer experience and provide lower insurance prices. Terrance will bring his extensive experience in building and growing innovative businesses to the Protection Products and Services organization.”
Wilson concludes, “This leadership change supports our objective of Allstate being a purpose-driven company powered by purpose-driven people,”
