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August 12, 2022 at 02:40 PM
What You Need to Know
- Chavarria has been the chief people officer at Delta Dental of California.
- Brian Lauber, the new senior VP for disability insurance at Ash, was a regional director for sales at The Standard.
- Centivo's new general counsel was previously part of the legal team at UnitedHealthcare.
The board of Delta Dental of California and its affiliates has named Sarah Chavarria president.
The San Franciso-based nonprofit manages dental coverage for 40 million people. In addition to California, the company’s market area includes Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Mike Castro has been and will continue to be the company’s CEO.
Chavarria has been an executive vice president at the company and its chief people officer. Before she joined Delta Dental of California, in 2017, she served as a human resources executive at a number of employers, including Optum360, an affiliate of UnitedHealth Group.
She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Ash Brokerage
Ash Brokerage — a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based distributor of life, long-term care, disability and retirement products —has hired Brian Lauber to be senior vice president of disability insurance.
He previously was regional director for individual disability insurance sales at The Standard. He also has worked in sales and marketing at Principal Financial and OneAmerica.
Lauber has a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University. He holds the Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant professional designations.
