People Moves: Turek Joins Kansas Insurance Department; Insurance Office of America Announces New Chicago Team

September 6, 2022

Commissioner Vicki Schmidt names new Director of Government and Public Affairs

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has named Eric Turek as the new Director of Government and Public Affairs for the Kansas Insurance Department. Turek joins the Department after serving the past six years as the Director of Communications for the Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, Ron Ryckman.

Prior to working for Speaker Ryckman, Turek worked as Legislative Director for Senate President Susan Wagle and interned for Governor Sam Brownback and then Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer. Turek will be formally joining the Department at the beginning of September.

Insurance Office of America Announces New Chicago Team

Insurance Office of America (IOA) has added to its new Chicago-area team, which will serve the company’s central region in its East Coast division.

Before moving to IOA, Tony Spina was managing director of the staffing practice at GCG Financial LLC, an Alera Group company. Christine Pikowski was the account manager for the GCG Financial LLC staffing practice.

Jason Levin is a 20-year veteran of the commercial insurance industry, working with a wide range of industries across Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. He most recently served as a senior risk management consultant with GCG Financial.

The new team is based in Elgin, Illinois.

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