{"id":23828,"date":"2025-07-18T16:42:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=832339"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:42:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:42:41","slug":"people-moves-encova-insurance-names-two-new-senior-leadership-team-members-ni-holdings-inc-names-dawson-svp-and-chro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/people-moves-encova-insurance-names-two-new-senior-leadership-team-members-ni-holdings-inc-names-dawson-svp-and-chro\/","title":{"rendered":"People Moves: Encova Insurance Names Two New Senior Leadership Team Members; NI Holdings Inc. Names Dawson SVP and CHRO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/img\/social\/opengraph\/ij-social-default-1200x630.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2025\/07\/18\/832339.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2025\/07\/18\/832339.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p><strong>Encova Insurance Names Two New Senior Leadership Team Members<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Encova Insurance<\/strong> Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer <strong>John Kessler<\/strong> will retire at the end of 2026 after more than 40 years of dedicated service to the company. As part of the transition strategy, two new members have been appointed to Encova\u2019s senior leadership team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandon Marshall<\/strong> is now senior vice president, agency operations and marketing. He previously served as an independent agent and led Encova\u2019s underwriting, claims and loss control teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Casei Phillips<\/strong> has been promoted to senior vice president and chief communications officer. As Encova\u2019s first chief communications officer, Phillips will enhance the alignment of strategic planning and business objectives with communication efforts to ensure consistent and effective messaging both internally and externally across the organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NI Holdings Inc. Names Dawson SVP and CHRO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NI Holdings Inc.<\/strong>, headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, appointed <strong>Kelly Dawson <\/strong>as senior vice president and chief human resources officer.<\/p>\n<p>In this newly created role, Dawson has oversight of all aspects of human resources, including talent acquisition, employee engagement, compliance and organizational development. 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