The Board of Directors of FBL Financial Group, Inc. announced the appointment of Daniel D. (Dan) Pitcher as Chief Executive Officer and Class A director, effective January 1, 2020. He will succeed current Chief Executive Officer Jim Brannen, who previously announced plans to retire in early 2020. Pitcher currently serves as FBL Financial Group's Chief Operating Officer - Property Casualty Companies.

In this role, which he has held since 2011, he has been an integral member of the FBL management team and served on several enterprise-wide committees such as the investment committee and expense management committee. In his current role, Pitcher is responsible for FBL Financial Group's managed property casualty insurance operations. This includes overall responsibility for pricing, underwriting, claims and operations for commercial, personal and agricultural lines.

Prior to his current position, he held various property casualty operations and information system roles since joining FBL Financial Group in 1998.