INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY (NYSE:IHC) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b)On September 25, 2017, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. David T. Kettig as President of Independence Holding Company. Mr. Kettig will continue his duties as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Acting General Counsel. Mr. Roy T.K. Thung will continue as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
About INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY (NYSE:IHC)
Independence Holding Company (IHC) is a holding company principally engaged in the life and health insurance business. The Company’s segments include Medical Stop-Loss; Fully Insured Health; Group disability, life and DBL; Individual life, annuities and other, and Corporate. The Company is a writer across the nation of excess or stop-loss insurance for self-insured employer groups that desire to manage the risk of large medical claims (Medical Stop-Loss). The Fully Insured Health segment includes various categories, such as ancillary benefits, including dental, vision, short-term medical (STM), supplemental products (including fixed indemnity limited benefit, critical illness, and hospital indemnity); pet insurance, and non-subscriber occupational accident. The Group Disability segment comprises long term disability (LTD) and disability benefits law (DBL). It provides specialized disability, and health coverage and related services to commercial customers and individuals.
