Leadership

Joel Schwartz

Division President, Combined Canada

Joel leads Canadian business operations and growth for Combined Insurance. With  more than 35 years in sales, finance and marketing, he previously led Colonial Penn Life Insurance,  a top life insurer.

Alex Faynberg

DIVISION PRESIDENT, CHUBB WORKPLACE BENEFITS

Alex oversees the growth and profitability of Chubb Workplace Benefits. He has two decades of actuarial, product development, data analytics and underwriting experience, and joined the organization in 2016. Previously, Alex held leadership positions at Liberty Mutual and AIG.

Mathew Matarrese

Senior Vice President, Combined U.S

Mat is responsible for driving the sales growth strategy for Combined Agency Distribution through agent recruitment, sales production, professional development, and building and maintaining client relationships. He joined Combined Insurance in 2018 after holding sales leadership roles at Aflac and Colonial Life. Mat, who started his career as a sales agent,  is licensed in Accident/Health and Life Insurance and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse.

Chris Anderson

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Chris manages the end-to-end leadership of the company’s finance function. He joined CombinedInsurance in 2014, and previously held the role of Controller. Chris has 30 years of professional accounting and finance experience at a major accounting firm, where he led the delivery of audit  and tax services to several large insurance organizations.

Steve McCoy

Senior Vice President, Chief Underwriting Officer

Steve oversees all North American Underwriting functions, including the maximization  and optimal balancing of revenue and profitability targets. He joined Combined from  Unum, where he worked for more than two decades in both individual and group business.

Frank Rockett

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES

Frank leads Combined Insurance’s North American Human Resources team, overseeing employee relations, corporate recruiting, talent development, and training. A trusted advisor and employee advocate, he joined the company in 2019 after nearly 30 years at Chubb. Frank's leadership roles have included those in operations management and in HR supporting Chubb’s Field Operations, the Commercial Insurance and Personal Insurance businesses, and Global Corporate groups.

Michelle Bryer

Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer

Michelle is accountable for Combined’s enterprise operations across North America. She has more than 20 years of claims and enterprise operations experience. Most recently, she served as the Vice President of Operations for Unum’s Life and Long-Term Care claim operations.

Janet Buzil

Senior Vice President, Product Innovation and Delivery

Janet leads the organization’s Product team for all distribution channels. She oversees strategy, development, marketing and enablement across Combined in the U.S. and Canada, and for Chubb Workplace Benefits (CWB). Janet joined the company more than a decade ago, previously serving as CWB’s Vice President of Marketing and Product Development.

Dan Cox

Senior Vice President, Information Technology

Dan oversees application development, architecture, infrastructure, data and cloud management and production support at Combined. He has nearly three decades of IT experience, joining the company after leading technology and operations teams at CNA.

Jason Mulligan

Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary

Jason directs the organization’s Sales Channel actuarial support, Valuation, Pricing and Portfolio Management functions. Jason has been with Combined for the entirety of his more than 20-year career.