{"id":25229,"date":"2026-07-24T16:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=878990"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:41:32","slug":"people-moves-shepherd-insurance-names-kleymeyer-as-president-of-employee-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/people-moves-shepherd-insurance-names-kleymeyer-as-president-of-employee-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"People Moves: Shepherd Insurance Names Kleymeyer as President of Employee Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/07\/24\/878990.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/07\/24\/878990.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p><strong>Shepherd Insurance<\/strong> announced that <strong>Matt Kleymeyer<\/strong> has joined the firm as the President of Employee Benefits, further strengthening the organization\u2019s commitment to delivering innovative employee benefits solutions and exceptional client service.<\/p>\n<p>Based out of Shepherd\u2019s headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, Kleymeyer brings nearly 20 years of employee benefits experience to the organization. His career has spanned nearly every facet of the business across both small and large group markets, including sales, client service, operations, and leadership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"employee-benefits\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_878996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-878996\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kleymeyer_Matt.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-878996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kleymeyer_Matt-150x150.jpeg\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-878996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Kleymeyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to joining Shepherd, Kleymeyer served as Area Executive Vice President and Indiana Market Leader at Gallagher, following the successful growth and sale of an employee benefits agency he co-founded. Throughout his career, Kleymeyer has built a reputation for fostering strong client relationships, developing high-performing teams, and helping organizations attract employees through benefits services.<\/p>\n<p>As President of Employee Benefits, Kleymeyer will partner closely with Employee Benefits leadership team members Steve Gregory, Shannon Russell, and Susie Brancheau to help drive the continued growth and evolution of Shepherd Insurance\u2019s benefits practice.<\/p>\n<p>In this role, he will focus on strategic leadership, driving departmental growth, talent development, carrier relationships, and identifying opportunities to further enhance the firm\u2019s employee benefits offerings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\"> <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/employee-benefits\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Employee Benefits<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"878990\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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