2022 Leadership Council

We sincerely thank our Leadership Council members for generously volunteering their time and talents on behalf of the CPCU Society. View the press release announcing our new leaders for 2022.

President and Chair

Christopher J. Hampshire
CPCU, CIC, ARM

Chris Hampshire works with P&C carriers and program administrators to design impactful claims handling programs as a Vice President in Gallagher Bassett’s Carrier Practice. Before joining the Leadership Council in 2018, Chris served as the Philadelphia CPCU Society Chapter’s President in 2016 and 2017. In addition to earning his CPCU, Chris holds the CIC and ARM designations.

President Elect

Brett Clausen
CPCU, CIC, MBB, MSIM

Brett is the Government Relations & Process Improvement VP at FBL Financial Group, Inc. Before joining the Leadership Council as Secretary/Treasurer in 2021, Brett served as Managing Governor and Governor of the Mountain States Region, Chair of the Professional Experience Resource Group, and Chapter President of the Arizona Chapter. In addition to earning his CPCU, Brett holds the CIC, AIC, AIS, API, ARe, ARC and AU designations.

Secretary/Treasurer

Kevin Seward
CPCU, CSRP, AINS, AIC, LSSGB

Kevin Seward is an Application Development Manager at Farm Bureau Financial Services where he leads a team supporting the Claims, Membership, and Billing systems. Before joining the Leadership Council in 2019, Kevin served the Society as Chapter Governor in the North Central Region, Chapter President of the Iowa Chapter, and as a member of the Diversity Committee as well as the Board of Ethical Inquiry for The Institutes. He has his AINS and AIC designations along with a LSSGB certification.

Immediate Past President and Chair

Sharon Koches
CPCU, RPLU, AAI, AU, ITP

Sharon Koches is founder and CEO of Managing Performance, LLC, providing P&C consulting and human capital development solutions for insurance companies and their agency distribution networks. Koches holds the CPCU, RPLU, AAI, AU and ITP designations and is a member of the Eastern North Carolina CPCU Society Chapter, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, and SITE.