June 1, 2009//Lincoln, Neb.// JoAnn M. Martin, president and chief executive officer – UNIFI Mutual Holding Company, announces the following officer elections.

Karen Gustin, LLIF, was elected senior vice president - group marketing, managed care and national accounts. Gustin is responsible for managing the group division’s marketing, advertising, product development, market research and communications. She continues to lead and manage the group managed care provider network directors and specialists, as well as the internal national accounts team, strategy and national accounts performance, which includes all employers with dental participation of 2,500 lives or more.

Gustin began her career at Ameritas in 1983 as a dental claim examiner trainee. She has held various positions in the group division, including group marketing coordinator, manager - group managed care and most recently, vice president - group marketing and managed care.

A graduate from the UNL, Gustin earned a bachelor’s degree in education. She is a member of the American Marketing Association; past member of the Lincoln Association of Health Underwriters board and the IBC advisory board; board member of Lancaster County's Voices of Hope not-for-profit organization; vice chair of the statistical committee for NADP (National Association of Dental Plans), chair for NADP’s alternative revenue task force; and vice chair of NADP and the NADP Foundation board of directors.

Gary Raymond, FSA, MAAA, was elected senior vice president - group chief actuarial officer. Raymond is responsible for providing actuarial services for Ameritas Group, including pricing, reserving, product development, financial analysis and other financial activities needed to keep the division’s products profitable and competitive.

Raymond started at Ameritas as a part-time actuarial student in 1968, and began working full time as an actuarial trainee in 1971. He has held various positions in group actuarial during his tenure, mostly recently serving as vice president and group chief actuarial officer.

He graduated from the UNL with a B.A. degree, with a major in economics and minors in math and English. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
 

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For more information, contact:
Scott Stuckey
Vice President – Corporate Communications
402- 467- 7432
sstuckey@ameritas.com