Gerald Ladner

Gerald Ladner serves as an Independent Board Director for the Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators (EIIA) and its subsidiaries, College Insurance Company and College Risk Retention Group, since December 2023. Additionally, Ladner is an Independent Board Director for the Texas State Office of Risk Management, where active leadership focuses on risk management for state agencies. From April 2007 to December 2023, Ladner held various senior roles at State Auto Insurance, including Presiding Officer and Vice President of Strategic Agency Partnerships and External Affairs. Previous experience includes regional leadership positions at Zenith Insurance Company and Zurich North America, as well as president and COO at Alexander & Company. Ladner began a career in insurance with CIGNA Property & Casualty Insurance Co. after earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rollins College in 1981.