Bright Elected President of Iowa Mutual Insurance

The board of directors of Iowa Mutual Insurance Co., in DeWitt, Iowa, has elected Drew Bright president.

Bright is the 10th president of the company in its more than 100-year history. He succeeds Thomas R. Cole, who recently retired after more than eight years at Iowa Mutual and 35 years with The Motorists Insurance Group, of which Iowa Mutual is a member.

Bright joined Iowa Mutual in 2009 as Underwriting and Marketing senior vice president. He served in that role until his current position. Before joining Iowa Mutual, he was assistant vice president, Commercial Lines, for Motorists Mutual Insurance, which is the lead company of The Motorists Insurance Group.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, and previously held a number of commercial lines underwriting capacities at Motorists Mutual. He also has considerable experience as an independent agent where he focused on selling and servicing complex commercial accounts.