In 2022, Comparion Insurance Agency was created to transition former Liberty Mutual exclusive agents to an agency that delivers a unique value proposition to carriers with over 2,000 agents in approximately 180 cities in 44 states. We offer customers 50+ insurance companies with product breadth including car, home, life, pet, renters, umbrella, jewelry and much more. We use our scale to deliver a first-rate customer experience through consultative insurance experts located in your community.
Our Leadership team has over 200 years of cumulative insurance experience. At Comparion, we have a philosophy of staying close to our customers and agents, so sales leadership is located throughout the country in our larger storefronts. Comparion is owned and backed by Liberty Mutual Group, a Fortune 100 company, founded in 1912.
Meet the team
Christopher A. Capone
President & CEO
Chris Capone is the President & CEO of Comparion Insurance Agency. In this capacity, Chris is responsible for leading the Comparion enterprise, a top 5 insurance agency in the U.S., across personal property and casualty, life, annuity, and small commercial lines of business. Comparion utilizes a tea...
John Bem
Vice President & Central Region General Manager, Central Region
John Bem is Vice President and the Regional General Manager of the Central Region at Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, he is responsible for managing all aspects of agency operations in LA, KS, MO, OK and TX. His team has hundreds of employees in roles ranging from front line sales producers...
Thomas Bertha
Vice President & Regional General Manager, Mountain Region
Thomas Bertha is the Vice President and Regional General Manager for the Mountain Region at Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, he is responsible for managing all aspects of agency operations in AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT and WY. His team has hundreds of employees in roles ranging from front line sale...
Taggart Bolen
Vice President & Regional General Manager, Southeast Region
Taggart Bolen is Vice President and Region General Manager of the Southeast Region at Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, he is responsible for managing all aspects of agency operations in AL, AR, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, and TN. His team has hundreds of employees in roles ranging from front line s...
Cameron Finch
Vice President & Regional General Manager, Northeast Region
Cameron Finch is Vice President and Regional General Manager of the Northeast Region at Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, he is responsible for managing all aspects of agency operations in CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI and VT. His team has hundreds of employees in roles ranging from front line sale...
James S. Gwynn III
Vice President & Regional General Manager, Mid-Atlantic Region
James Gwynn is Vice President and Regional General Manager of the Mid-Atlantic Region at Comparion Insurance in DC, DE, OH, KY, MD, NJ, PA, VA and WV. His team has hundreds of employees in roles ranging from front line sales producers, marketing support personnel and business managers. James has be...
Kenny Kendrick
Vice President & Regional General Manager, Pacific Region
Kenny Kendrick is Vice President and Regional General Manager of the Pacific Region at Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, he is responsible for managing all aspects of agency operations in AK, CA, HI, ID, MT, OR and WA. His team has hundreds of employees in roles ranging from front line sales...
Scott E. Roddy
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Scott Roddy is the SVP and COO of Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, he leads the teams overseeing carrier partnerships, agent enablement, financial analysis, and technology implementation. Prior to this role, Scott served as the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Mutual's $1.7B Asia Retail ...
Kris Bielefeldt
Head of Carrier Relations
Kris Bielefeldt is the Head of Carrier Relations for Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, Kris manages a team responsible for stewardship of the existing carrier partnerships, our relationship with Bolt, and adding new carriers to the panel. Kris' team includes relationship managers, project ma...
DeAnna Kerrick
Senior Vice President & Head of National Strategy and Enablement
DeAnna Kerrick is the Sr. Vice President of National Strategy and Enablement for Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, DeAnna leads a team with oversight of marketing and sales enablement, agency experience and programs and national operations. DeAnna has over 30 years of experience in financial...
Pam Kusma
Assistant Vice President & Senior Director of Agency Experience and Programs
Pam Kusma is Assistant Vice President and Senior Director of Agency Experience & Programs within Agency Distribution Solutions. In this capacity, Pam is responsible for the agent and agency lifecycle, compensation and recognition strategy, and programs for best in class agent experience. Prior to t...
Eric Incitti
Assistant Vice President & Senior Director of Economics and Analytics
Eric Incitti is the Senior Director of Economics and Analytics at Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, Eric leads a team responsible for financial planning and analysis, lead generation and marketing program economics, compensation program design, and various other analytical needs for the agen...
Ellen LaGana
Assistant Vice President & Director of National Operations
Ellen Lagana is Assistant Vice President and Director of National Operations for Comparion Insurance Agency. The NatOps team is accountable for the development and execution of Comparion's strategic vision, goals and measures of success. Prior to taking this role, Ellen held various operational and ...
Eliza Coan
Director, Communications & Marketing
Eliza Coan is the Director of Agency Communications & Information Strategy. In this role, Eliza leads of team of experienced communicators responsible for driving meaningful engagement between leadership and employees, providing strategic roadmaps for teams and building an external presence for our ...
Matt Galluzzo
Assistant Vice President & Director of Partnerships
Matt Galluzzo is Assistant Vice President and the Manager of Agency Partnerships on the National Sales & Enablement team at Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, Matt leads a team responsible for managing the relationships and day-to-day operations with third-party agency distribution partners. ...
Adam Ruri
Vice President & Director of National Partnerships
Adam Ruri is Assistant Vice President and the Director of National Partnerships at Comparion Insurance Agency. In this role, Adam is responsible for developing strategic alliances and agency affinity relationships. He spearheads national business-to-business market expansion strategy and leads cross...