{"id":25338,"date":"2026-09-01T16:35:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=883581"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:35:40","slug":"people-moves-sunstar-insurance-group-names-ashby-as-chief-information-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/people-moves-sunstar-insurance-group-names-ashby-as-chief-information-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"People Moves: Sunstar Insurance Group Names Ashby as Chief Information Officer"},"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\/2026\/09\/01\/883581.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/09\/01\/883581.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p><strong>Sunstar Insurance Group<\/strong> announced it has hired <strong>Tod Ashby<\/strong> as Chief Information Officer, where he will lead the company\u2019s technology strategy, enterprise infrastructure and systems modernization as Sunstar continues to build the scalable platform needed to support its growth.<\/p>\n<p>In this role, he will oversee enterprise architecture, cloud and cybersecurity strategy, data and reporting infrastructure and the technology integration of newly acquired agencies, working closely with Sunstar\u2019s executive team to advance Sunstar\u2019s Corporate Infrastructure priorities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>Ashby brings four decades of technology leadership experience across the insurance industry, with a focus on enterprise transformation, M&amp;A due diligence and integration, cloud and infrastructure modernization and cybersecurity governance.<\/p>\n<p>He has held senior technology roles at AssuredPartners, Prime Risk Partners, HUB International and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation, where he led enterprise infrastructure, compliance and integration programs for organizations scaling to more than $2 billion in revenue.<\/p>\n<p>His background as a systems leader, governance architect and CIO across multiple private equity-backed platforms positions him to make an immediate impact.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"883581\">\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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