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Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers

 TALHI is an association of life and health insurers whose products provide Texans the ability to manage life’s financial risks with confidence and predictability. Products offered by TALHI members include life insurance, annuities, retirement plans, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, dental and vision coverage, and other supplemental benefits.
 
TALHI serves as the voice of its members and the industry, advocating for economic, legislative, and regulatory policies that support a robust and accessible insurance market capable of offering Texans an array insurance and financial products that will provide them protection and security for their future.
 
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2024-2025 Board Officers

Michael Hickey, Aflac
TALHI Chair

Ted Kennedy, Corebridge
TALHI Vice Chair

Brent Thompson, Croy-Hall
TALHI Secretary

Skip Braziel, Prudential
TALHI Treasurer

David Rose, MetLife
TALHI Immediate Past Chair

2024-2025 Board of Directors

Rachel Giani
Continental		 Eric Dupont
Guardian
Lisa Holland
State Farm
 Kaj Samsom
National Life Group
Dwayne McGraw
FDLIC
 Mohana Terry
Equitable
Tyler Laughlin
American Fidelity                         
April Beggs
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas
Suzanne Loomis
Primerica		 Christine Galamb
New York Life
Kyle McGregor
National Farm Life		 Vacant
Vacant


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TALHI Team

Jennifer Ahrens Cawley
President/CEO

Jennifer Cawley, JD, has worked in and around the Texas Capitol for nearly 30 years. For the last 15 years, Jennifer has raised the association’s profile with legislators and regulators, making TALHI one of the most respected state insurance trades in Texas. Prior to joining TALHI, Ms. Cawley served as Deputy Commissioner for the Life, Health and Licensing Program at the Texas Department of Insurance, served as an advisor to Governor Rick Perry, and served two state Senators. Ms. Cawley graduated magna cum laude from Texas Tech University and received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.

(512) 651-3573
[email protected]

Sharon Mineo

Sharon Mineo
Director of Operations

Sharon Mineo, MS, has worked in the PR and non-profit association world for 16 years, working on Texas water issues before joining TALHI in 2013. She is both a Longhorn and an Aggie, having earned her bachelor's at UT-Austin and her master's at Texas A&M.

(512) 651-3576
[email protected]

Jay A. Thompson
General Counsel

Jay Thompson is with the firm of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC. He practices primarily in insurance regulatory and legislative areas, as well as litigation matters which affect both the life/health and property/casualty insurance companies. Thompson earned his BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University and his JD from UT at Austin. In addition to representing other insurance associations, he has served as General Counsel for TALHI since its inception in 1997. Prior to that, he was General Counsel for one of its predecessors, the TLIA, for a number of years. Thompson also served with distinction in the US Air Force Reserves as a Judge Advocate from 1972 to 1999.

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC
500 W. 5th Street, Suite 1150
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 480-5100

 

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