Protective Life, a wholly owned US subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. has appointed Reinsurance Group of America’s (RGA) Kathryn Cox as Senior Vice President, and President of the company’s Protection Division.
Within her new role, Cox will lead sales, as well as new business operations, product development and underwriting for the Protection business segment. As well as this, she will also provide overall vision and leadership for the Protection Division.
At the same time, she also will lead her team in the development of business strategy and related business plans and offer guidance on prioritization and resource planning.
She will report to Wade Harrison – executive vice president and chief retail officer of Protective.
Cox joins Protective from RGA where she served as SVP, business development of US Mortality Markets and also led vision and strategy for RGA’s flagship, domestic individual life market, while coordinating client efforts across all US RGA functional teams and product lines.
Cox will also join Protective’s Performance and Accountability Committee (P&A Committee), a group of the company’s top executive leaders.
She currently resides in the St. Louis area and will work in Protective’s St. Louis core site.
Addressing Cox’s appointment, Harrison, said: “With broad experience spanning many areas of our industry, Kathryn is an exceptional fit for our company and this role. She joins a strong team of life insurance professionals, and I am excited to see what we all accomplish together with her leadership.”
