The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is pleased to announce the election of William L. Windsor Jr. as chairman of its Board of Directors. Windsor is associate vice president, Office of Consumer Safety, Nationwide Insurance. He succeeds Floyd M. Yager, senior vice president and chief data officer, Allstate Insurance Group, who served as IIHS chairman during 2017 and will continue as a Board member.

"As a founding member company of the Institute, Nationwide is a staunch champion of its lifesaving work," Windsor says. "I am proud to serve as chairman in 2018 as my Board colleagues and I work with IIHS leadership to further the Institute's legacy of safer roads."

"Bill has represented Nationwide on the Institute's Board of Directors for many years, and we are happy to see him take the helm as we face new challenges in highway safety," says David Harkey, who became IIHS president in January. "I know the Institute will benefit from Bill's leadership and commitment to our mission."

The new chairman-elect is Angela Sparks, vice president and actuary, State Farm Insurance Companies. The new vice chairman is Hank Nayden, vice president and legislative counsel, GEICO Corporation.

Other IIHS Board members are:

Gabriel Carrillo, senior vice president, COUNTRY Financial

Charles M. Chamness, president and chief executive officer, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies

Dan Clapp, executive vice president and treasurer, Shelter Insurance Companies

Cody Cook, senior vice president – personal lines, Erie Insurance Group

Paul Franklin, senior vice president, worldwide underwriting manager for personal lines, CHUBB

Daniel Halsey, president of personal lines, Hanover Insurance Group

John Hardiman, director of public affairs, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group

David Harkey, president, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute

Jeffrey Hay, vice president of personal lines product management, The Hartford

Douglas S. Joyce, president, Alfa Alliance Insurance Corporation

Richard Lonardo, vice president, MetLife Auto & Home

William Loucks, head of products – central zone, Farmers Insurance Group

Robert Lyon, president and chief executive officer, Rockingham Group

James MacPhee, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

John McCaskill, senior vice president – property and casualty underwriting, American National

Stan McNaughton, chairman, president and chief executive officer, PEMCO Insurance

Ted Murphy, senior vice president of claims, Amica Mutual Insurance Company

Steve Oakley, senior vice president, product management and chief actuary, PURE Insurance

Jack Salzwedel, chairman, chief executive officer, and president, American Family Mutual Insurance Company

David A. Sampson, president and chief executive officer, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

Bob Tart, senior executive, underwriting, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company

Randy Termeer, senior vice president, general manager, auto insurance, P&C Insurance group, USAA

James Whittle, associate general counsel and chief claims counsel, American Insurance Association

Andrew Woods, vice president, research and development, personal insurance, The Travelers Companies

John Xu, vice president, actuarial, CSAA Insurance Group

Scott Ziegler, business leader, Progressive Insurance

For more information, go to iihs.org

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries and property damage — from motor vehicle crashes. IIHS is wholly supported by auto insurers.