Independence Blue Cross named Christine Kourouklis as executive vice president, CFO and treasurer and Brian Iaia as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, the company shared Sept. 24. “Christine and Brian bring the leadership and strategic insight we…
Executive Moves
In 2026, Centene’s leadership has turned over at many levels, from state health plan executives to the C-suite. The insurer ended 2025 with a 91.9% medical loss ratio and a $6.7 billion loss. That loss was mainly driven by a…
Former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., and Brian Miller, MD, have been appointed to Clover Health’s board of directors, the company shared Sept. 24. Mr. Torricelli will serve on Clover’s audit committee, while Dr. Miller will be on the clinical…
UnitedHealth Group tapped Jodee Kozlak to fill the company’s new chief administrative officer role, effective Sept. 28. The position focuses on enterprise modernization and alignment, initially spanning people, real estate, procurement and corporate security. Ms. Kozlak was an Alibaba Group…
TJ Gibb, Humana’s Medicare Part D president, has left the company through its early retirement program. In a Sept. 23 LinkedIn post, Mr. Gibb said he had been with the company for more than two decades, spending the most recent…
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Centene has hired Steven Kelts for the role of AI ethicist, he announced in a September LinkedIn post. In the new role, Mr. Kelts said he is implementing ethical decision-making frameworks across the insurer’s workforce of more than 60,000 employees…
Dan Kueter, CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s commercial business since 2022, has moved into a new role as chief commercial officer of UnitedHealth Group. Brandon Cuevas, who left UnitedHealthcare for Kaiser Permanente in 2023, has returned to take over the commercial business.…
Troy Hildreth has left his role as president of WellCare of North Carolina. Under Centene, WellCare of North Carolina was the state’s brand for government-backed plans. In a LinkedIn post, Mr. Hildreth said he worked for Centene and the brand…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota named Todd Hedtke as treasurer and chief investment officer. Mr. Hedtke shared the update in a September LinkedIn post. He previously founded Integroz US, an investment architecture advisory firm and was CEO of…
Abbie Totten, Molina Healthcare’s California plan president, left her role Sept. 4. Ms. Totten had been approaching six years with the health plan, overseeing growth, forging strategic alliances and ensuring quality performance, according to her LinkedIn profile. Now, Ms. Totten…