State Farm’s Ziemann is New President of IASA

Louise Ziemann of State Farm has been elected to serve as president of the IASA (Insurance Accounting and Systems Association) for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

"Louise has been an involved volunteer for IASA for many years serving in capacities as a regular volunteer and a member of our management team," says Joe Pomilia, IASA executive director. "She'sdone everything within the organization from running our publications to the association's membership committee. It's really gratifying to see someone with the values and drive that Louise has rise through the ranks not only at IASA, but within her own organization as well."

Ziemann holds both the CPCU and CLU designations, and is a finance manager for State Farm in the company's financial reporting and analysis department at the company's headquarters inBloomington,Ill.Ziemann joined State Farm in 1978 as a deposit control clerk in the accounting department in the West Central regional office, moving to an accounting supervisor position in 1984. Prior to being promoted to her current position, Ziemann also held positions as accounting analyst, accounting superintendent, and superintendent.

In 1997, she moved to theInsuranceSupportCenterinPhoenix(ISC West) as the payment center manager and helped open that operation before returning to the State Farm corporate headquarters as finance manager of general accounting services. During 2009, she assumed her current role as a finance manager in the financial reporting and analysis department. Ziemann is a graduate ofUniversityofNebraskaatLincolnwith a Bachelor of Science degree in business and a major in accounting.

"I see this position and the work next year as an honor and a privilege," says Ziemann. "It is an opportunity for me to give back to the IASA organization and the insurance industry. Both have provided numerous opportunities for me to learn and grow in my profession. Working closely with our dedicated volunteers and the excellent IASA staff will position us to put action behind our theme: knowledge.innovation@work."

In addition to the election of Ziemann as IASA president, the association's members nominated Beth Mercier of Travelers Companies as president-elect, Forrest G. Mills Jr. of Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company as CFO, Steve Boyd of Arrowhead Insurance Group as CIO, and Tom Ewbank of The Ewbank Group P.C., Connie Jasper-Woodroof of StoneRiver, Ed Kruger of Indiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Rod Travers of The Robert E. Nolan Company and Celeska Fredianelli of North Pointe Insurance Company, as board members at-large.