(Minneapolis, Minn.) Western National Mutual Insurance Company, parent company of the Western National Insurance Group, announced that Loren Klassen has joined the group as Chief Information Officer, effective immediately.

Loren Klassen, formerly Senior Vice President – Enterprise Technology for Toppan Merrill LLC, is a graduate of Crown College in Minnesota. He has over 20 years of IT experience including former senior leadership roles at Merrill Corp, 3M and Regis Corporation.

“We are very pleased to have Loren joining our team with his deep subject matter expertise and a ‘servant leader’ approach to IT management,” said Rick Long, President of Western National Insurance Group. “His leadership and experience with large system transformations will position our group of companies well to continue to build on a history of financial strength, stability, and profitable growth.”