Main Street America Appoints Root as VP in Florida Headquarters

The Main Street America Group announced Janet Root has been appointed vice president of internal audit at the super-regional property/casualty insurance company. She replaces former internal audit vice president Dave Medvidofsky, who was recently appointed as the organization’s vice president of human resources.

As Main Street America’s head of internal audit, Root will be responsible for providing the company’s senior management, audit committee and board of directors with independent and objective input on strategic, operational, financial and compliance objectives and controls. She will have a direct reporting relationship to the audit committee of Main Street America’s board of directors, but will report to Ed Kuhl, the company’s executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, for administrative purposes and be based at its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla.

Since 2010, Root has been one of Main Street America’s field marketing representatives supporting its independent agents throughout Michigan. She joined the company in 2008 following its acquisition of Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Co. Root served as Great Lakes Casualty’s controller from 2006 until 2010. Prior to joining Great Lakes Casualty, Root was a controller/accounting manager for two Harleysville Group property/casualty subsidiaries for 17 years. She began her career as a staff auditor at Deloitte and Touche.

Root earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University and is a Certified Public Accountant. She also holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter insurance industry designation.

The Main Street America Group is a mutual insurance holding company which writes business through its nine property/casualty insurance carriers: NGM Insurance Co., Old Dominion Insurance Company, Austin Mutual Insurance Company, Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co., Main Street America Assurance Co., Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Co., MSA Insurance Co., Spring Valley Mutual Insurance Co. and Main Street America Protection Insurance Co. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Main Street America offers a range of commercial and personal insurance, as well as fidelity and surety bond products, to individuals, families and businesses throughout the United States.

Topics Florida Property Casualty Casualty