
Safeco Insurance is pleased to announce that Debra Pooley has been appointed Vice President and General Manager for the Southeast Region. She replaces Carl Canales who has been named Vice President and General Manager for the Northeast Region.
Debra, who most recently served as Regional Operations Manager for Safeco in Suwanee, GA, is a CPCU and CPA, and brings a wealth of experience to her new role. A Georgia native, she has worked extensively to support independent agents, and is a natural fit to lead Safeco’s field operations team in the region.
“I am very excited about the insights and expertise Debra brings to this role and her commitment to helping independent agents win in the marketplace,” said John Mileski, Senior Vice President and Manager, Agency Field Operations at Safeco Insurance. “Debra will spend the next few weeks meeting with our agency partners, strengthening existing partnerships and forging new ones.”
Before moving back to Georgia, Debra was the Director of Distribution for Liberty Mutual Business Insurance leading the state of Oregon and prior to that the Region Vice President directing the underwriting and territory manager teams. She also has served in a variety of roles in finance – including Chief Financial Officer for Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual regional company.
Throughout her career, Debra has demonstrated a commitment to giving back to the community through charitable endeavors, including playing an active role in Give with Liberty. She served on the Board of Directors for the Portland (Ore.) March of Dimes, and is a former board member for Kaya Children International, and the Great Miami Valley YMCA in Hamilton, Ohio. In addition, Debra served as Division Chair and Campaign Cabinet Member for ArtsWave, a Cincinnati area fine arts program.
About Safeco Insurance
In business since 1923 and based in Boston, Mass., Safeco Insurance sells personal automobile, homeowners and specialty products through a network of more than 10,000 independent insurance agencies throughout the United States. Safeco is a Liberty Mutual Insurance company.
In business since 1912, and headquartered in Boston, Mass., Liberty Mutual Insurance is a leading global insurer with operations in 30 countries and economies around the world. Liberty Mutual is the fourth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2016 direct written premium data as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The company also ranks 75th on the Fortune
100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2016 revenue. As of December 31, 2017, Liberty
Mutual had $39.4 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
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