Dave Kaufman, CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based Encova Insurance, is retiring effective Dec. 31, 2019. He has been with the company for 33 years.
TJ Obrokta Jr., president and chief operating officer, has been named as Kaufman’s successor and will serve as president and CEO.
As one of the founding officers of BrickStreet Insurance, Obrokta, 50, first served as general counsel, senior vice president and secretary when the company was launched in 2006. He became its chief operating officer in 2012, and along with the other members of the senior management team, oversaw the growth in the company’s surplus from $20 million to nearly $800 million in just over a decade. He was named BrickStreet’s president in May 2015 and named president and COO of the combined company of Motorists and BrickStreet in 2017.
Prior to BrickStreet, Obrokta was general counsel of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission and was part of the team that played a central role in the successful reform of West Virginia’s workers’ compensation system. Obrokta has nearly 20 years of legal experience in both the public and private sectors.
Kaufman will begin transitioning his duties to Obrokta beginning Oct. 1, and he will remain a member of the board of directors after his retirement.
Encova Mutual Insurance Group, formerly Motorists Insurance Group and BrickStreet Insurance, provides commercial, auto, home and life insurance.
Source: Encova Mutual Insurance Group
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