People Moves: Grange Names Conte Chief Distribution Officer; McCabe to Succeed Wilcox as EVP and COO, Personal Lines, at Encova

Grange Insurance Names Conte Chief Distribution Officer Krista Conte Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, named Krista Conte chief distribution officer. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Conte most recently served as executive vice president of insurance and distribution at AAA Club Alliance. In that role, she led the club’s insurance operations, overseeing agents in both personal and commercial lines. Conte was responsible for developing agency talent, building sales strategies, and optimizing systems. Before joining AAA, Conte served as head of distribution at Farmers Insurance, overseeing distribution strategies across multiple channels for personal lines, life insurance, retirement products and brokered business. Additionally, Conte spent 16 years at Allstate in several leadership positions, most notably as field vice president for the California region. McCabe to Succeed Wilcox as EVP and COO, Personal Lines, at Encova Encova Insurance Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Personal Lines, Matt Wilcox, will retire at the end of 2027 after more than 42 years in the insurance industry. As part of the transition strategy, Dan McCabe has been hired as a special advisor to the president and CEO and will transition to the role in April 2027. At that time, Wilcox will serve in an advisory capacity until his retirement. McCabe has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. He most recently served as the CEO of Concord Group Insurance Company in New Hampshire, where he helped the company receive an A+ rating from AM Best. His experience in both commercial lines and personal lines includes leading company transformations, strategic planning, reinsurance and agency compensation programs. Encova is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Was this article valuable? Thank you! Please tell us what we can do to improve this article. Thank you! % of people found this article valuable. Please tell us what you liked about it. Here are more articles you may enjoy.