Mr. Slawin comes to FBL Financial with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry

FBL Financial Group has selected Kevin Slawin as the executive vice president of marketing & distribution.

Mr. Slawin will be responsible for all aspects of the organisation’s marketing and distribution functions including business development, brand management, sales management and agent recruiting and retention. He will report directly to CEO, James Hohmann and will join the company on October 12, 2009.

Mr. Slawin comes to FBL Financial with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Over the past 14 years, he has held a number of senior management positions at Allstate Financial including CEO, Allstate Bank, senior vice president, operations and technology and senior vice president, chief financial officer. Most recently, he served as president of distribution.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Insurance Market Standards Association (IMSA) and the Board of Trustees for American College.

James Hohmann, CEO of FBL Financial, said: “Slawin brings outstanding experience and insight to this new position on our management team. His proven leadership and accomplishments in the financial services industry position him to contribute, in significant ways, to our plans for driving long-term profitable growth for FBL Financial Group.”