Pekin Insurance Holds Annual Meeting
By Pekin Insurance · Feb 11, 2026 ·1 min read
Pekin Insurance held annual meetings of the following entities: The Farmers Automobile Insurance Association, Farmers Automobile Management Corporation, Pekin Insurance Company, and Pekin Select Insurance Company on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at their Home Office in Pekin, Illinois.
The following directors were elected for three-year terms: Anthony S. Burkhart, Vincennes, Indiana; Sheri N. Roser, Carmi, Illinois; and Kevin M. Zoeller, Louisville, Kentucky.
Subscribers elected Anthony S. Burkhart, Vincennes, Indiana; Daniel V. Connell, Tremont, Illinois; Sheri N. Roser, Carmi, Illinois; and Kevin M. Zoeller, Louisville, Kentucky, to The Farmers Automobile Insurance Association Advisory Committee.
Pekin Insurance officers elected to the Property/Casualty Companies included: Daniel V. Connell, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer; Craig W. Concklin, Vice Chairman of the Board; John S. Heller, Executive Committee Member; Anthony S. Burkhart, Executive Committee Member; Joel M. Jackson, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer; Tyler D. Petersen, Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary; Jocelyn A. Duncan, Senior Vice President; Ryan J. Hanson, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer; Cynthia D. Blackburn, Senior Vice President – Human Resources; Phillip L. Evans - Vice President - Administrative Services, Charles G. Norder, Vice President – P&C Claims; Aaron Z. Potacki, Vice President – Chief P&C Actuary & Underwriting Officer; and Christine A. Henneberg, Controller.
Pekin Insurance is a group name adopted to designate the combined operation of The Farmers Automobile Insurance Association, Pekin Insurance Company, Pekin Select Insurance Company, and Pekin Life Insurance Company.
Pekin Insurance has been in business since 1921 and is one of the leading insurers in the State of Illinois, providing multiple lines of insurance. Pekin Insurance offers insurance coverage in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Utah, and Wisconsin through its growing agency force, which now totals 1,203 independent agencies and 8,490 insurance producers in the eight-state area. The company is headquartered in Pekin, Illinois.