CSAA Insurance Group Announces 2021 “Rising Stars”

Walnut Creek-based CSAA Insurance Group today announced six leaders from CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer, are among the 123 insurance professionals from across the country and overseas named to the 2021 Class of Emerging Leaders. The class will be honored at the 2021 Virtual Emerging Leaders Conference on Feb. 22-23, hosted by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), the Insurance Careers Movement (ICM) and AM Best.

The conference – which is held in conjunction with the 6th Annual Insurance Careers Month in February – is designed to bring together and recognize talented and diverse rising stars in the insurance industry. Those selected represent a wide range of job functions, including technology, claims, government relations, underwriting, human resources, marketing, legal, product development, actuarial, and public relations. Nominees must have more than eight years of job experience and a demonstrated positive impact on their companies and the insurance industry. This year, many nominees also played a pivotal role in helping their companies navigate the challenges of the pandemic or with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

CSAA Insurance Group’s six Emerging Leaders are:

• Briana Clifford (Manager, State Product)
• Beti Cung (Director, Innovation Labs)
• Jachyn Davis (Director, Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Employment and Benefits Law)
• Suzanne Meraz (Director, External Affairs)
• Christian Myers (Director, Actuarial)
• Maureen Parish (Director, Customer Insights)

“We’re very proud to have so many of our talented professionals recognized among this outstanding group,” said Melissa Jones, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at CSAA Insurance Group. “With many insurance professionals retiring in the coming years, it’s more important than ever to support emerging talent. We want to make sure we're doing everything possible to competitively attract, retain and motivate diverse talent across the industry. We want to set us all up for success to serve the customers of today and tomorrow.”

After the Emerging Leaders Conference, the rising stars will join their fellow alumni in serving as ambassadors for the industry and in helping expand career opportunities in insurance.