Month: July 2021

Company adds Mason Perry to its growing leadership team to head up its force of sales and marketing professionals.
Omaha National Insurance Company, a technology-enabled company providing workers compensation insurance to small and mid-size employers, has promoted Mason Perry to director of sales and marketing, the company announced today.

Perry was among the first employees to join Omaha National as a founding member of the sales and marketing team in 2017. He has been promoted twice – to sales and marketing supervisor in 2019, and sales and marketing manager in 2020.

“Mason has built an outstanding sales operation over the past four years,” said Chris LaMantia, chief marketing officer at Omaha National. “Our sales and underwriting mod-el is different from most other companies in our industry, allowing us to grow rapidly while achieving exceptional financial success. Mason and his team rapidly mastered this unusual approach and have a passion for connecting with small businesses so we can help them succeed.”

Perry is a graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University, where he studied business and was a member of Lambda Pi Eta National Communications Honor Society. Prior to joining Omaha National, he worked in sales and marketing for a Lincoln, Neb.-based company and as a recruiter for a national medical group in Omaha.

Omaha National has achieved rapid growth since its founding in 2016. The company surpassed $100 million of in-force premium in January 2021 and now has more than 180 employees. Last week, Omaha National announced its expansion into New York, bringing the total number of states in which the company provides coverage to thirteen. Later this year, Omaha National will move into its new corporate headquarters in a prominent location in its home city of Omaha, Nebraska. The company is recognized for its superior claims management program, which reduces the cost of claims while ensuring injured workers get the medical treatment and support they need to make a successful recovery.

About Omaha National
Omaha National brings innovative workers compensation solutions to the companies that build America and keep it running — small to mid-size businesses where employees work with their hands and have a higher risk of injury. By leveraging proprietary soft-ware, industry-leading claims management, a superior sales and underwriting model, and deep industry expertise, Omaha National provides exceptional service and dramatically better outcomes to these companies and their employees. To learn more, visit www.OmahaNational.com.

Omaha National, a fast-growing provider of workers compensation and payroll services, has announced it is expanding coverage to New York.

“We are pleased to offer our superior underwriting and claims management processes to the New York market,” said Chris LaMantia, chief marketing officer at Omaha National. “In addition, our payroll service has a retention rate of more than 95% because of the variety of solutions we’re able to offer employers.”

By combining proprietary Insurtech software with hands-on underwriting and claims management, Omaha National has achieved an exceptionally low loss ratio since being founded in 2016.

“By controlling claims costs, we save employers money and help them get back to lower premiums,” said LaMantia. “Bringing these services to New York is a significant step toward our goal of eventually providing coverage nationally.”

In January 2021, Omaha National surpassed $100 million of in-force premium. The company employs more than 170 people at its Omaha, Neb. Headquarters and currently provides coverage in 13 states, including New York.

About Omaha National
Omaha National is one of the fastest-growing workers compensation insurance providers in the nation, currently offering coverage in over a dozen states including California and Illinois, and working with over 8,500 agencies nationwide. The company employs the Insurtech approach of developing superior proprietary software
in-house.

Omaha National provides workers compensation coverage to more than a dozen states throughout the country.

Omaha National Insurance Company announced today that Jim Hempel has joined the company as general counsel and David Bird has joined as vice president, accounting. Additionally, Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston has been promoted to vice president, IT infrastructure.

Hempel joins Omaha National from Blue cross Blue shield of Nebraska, where he served as associate general counsel for more than 13 years. His range of experience includes providing executive legal support and direction while managing vendor services, corporate governance, legal and risk management programs in the insurance industry He will advise and support the Omaha National executive leadership team while managing legal initiatives for operational teams throughout the enterprise. He received his juris doctorate from the university of Nebraska and is licensed through the Nebraska State Bar.

Bird has more than 20 years of experience in the accounting and finance field, most recently holding leadership positions at publicly traded companies in the Omaha area. He started his career in public accounting at Deloitte, where he spent more than eight years in their audit and assurance group work ng on mid-market and large SEC-reporting clients. At Omaha National, he will assist the chief financial officer in overseeing the accounting, payroll, and financial reporting functions. He is certified as a management accountant through the Institute of Management Accountants and is a licensed CPA in the state of Nebraska. He holds a BSBA and master’s degree in accounting from the university of Nebraska.

Farnsworth-Livingston joined Omaha National in 2019 as director of information technology, where his role includes service desk operations, server and network implementation and support, and information security. Before joining Omaha National, Farnsworth-Livingston had 20 years of broad-based experience in crafting and implementing successful IT strategies, architecting large-scale resilient systems, and managing technical teams that deliver exceptional customer service. He holds a BS in computer science from Creighton University.

Omaha National President and CEO Reagan Pufall says, “Dave, Jim, and Derrald exemplify our strategy of developing a world-class executive leadership team to continue building Omaha National into a highly successful national insurance carrier. Their strong and broad expertise gives us an excellent foundation for the future.”

Omaha National is a fast-growing provider of workers compensation and payroll services. Founded in 2016, the company surpassed $100 million of in-force premium in January 2021 and has grown to more than 170 employees.

About Omaha National

Omaha National is one of the fastest-growing workers compensation insurance providers in the nation, currently offering coverage in over a dozen states including California and Illinois, and working with over 8,500 agencies nationwide. The company employs the Insurtech approach of developing superior proprietary software
in-house.