OREANDA-NEWS. Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) announced today that on January 29, 2016, boards of its subsidiary companies held their regular meetings and appointed directors, officers and counsel, including the following promotions and new appointments:

Property Casualty Insurance – Standard Market:
The Cincinnati Insurance Company
The Cincinnati Casualty Company
The Cincinnati Indemnity Company

Promotion to Senior Vice President:   

Theresa A. Hoffer – Corporate Accounting

Promotions to Vice President:

John A. Davis – Reinsurance AssumedMichael K. Dockery – Information Security OfficeElizabeth E. Ertel, CPCU, AIM, API, AINS – Corporate CommunicationsJames A. Faust – Reinsurance AssumedSean M. Givler, CIC, CRM – Sales & MarketingBrent A. Hardesty III, CPCU, AIAF, CIA, CISA, PMP – Information TechnologyJames W.B. Hole – Reinsurance AssumedJoseph W. Kinsey – Personal LinesMichelle L. Kyle, CISA, PMP – Information TechnologyPaul B. LeStourgeon, FCAS, MAAA, CFA, CERA – Reinsurance AssumedMark A. McBeath – MarketingClaudio A. Ronzitti, Jr., Esq. – Reinsurance Assumed  

Promotions to Assistant Vice President:

John L. Crow – Headquarters ClaimsGeorge A. Grossenbaugh, SCLA, CFE – Special InvestigationsConstance S. Hennigan, CPCU, AIC, AIM, RPLU – Headquarters ClaimsJohn C. Nutter, CPCU, AIC, AIM – Headquarters Claims
Kevin D. Oleckniche, CPCU, ARM, CSP – Loss Control   

Promotions to Secretary:

Benedict P. Aten, CPCU, AIC, AIM – Field ClaimsPeter J. Bond, AIC – Headquarters ClaimsMartin G. Bruce, CPCU, AIM, ARe, ARM – Commercial LinesSteven D. Dorr – Management Liability & SuretySteven J. Fisher, CPCU, AIM, CIC – Target MarketsWilliam J. Jansen – Premium AuditShawn P. Niehaus, CPCU, AIM, ARe – Commercial LinesWayne K. Pinney, CPCU – Machinery & Equipment SpecialtiesBrian T. Reisert, CPCU, AIM, AINS – Commercial LinesMark T. Rutherford, CPCU – Commercial LinesAndrew M. Schnell, CPCU, CPA, AINS – Corporate AccountingKathryn L. Settle – Sales & MarketingNicholas D. Wright, AFSB – Management Liability & Surety   

Promotions (New Appointments) to Assistant Secretary:

Kelly R. Chasteen – Internal AuditMichael J. Cranney, CPCU, AIC, AIM – Field ClaimsRoy H. Faglie, Jr., CPCU, AIC, AIM – Headquarters ClaimsDenise L. Oppedisano, PMP – Information TechnologyBenjamin L. Richards, CPCU, ARM – Commercial LinesScott R. Sanderson, CPCU, AIC – Headquarters ClaimsScott A. Schuler – Personal LinesBryan J. Sturdy, CPCU, CIC – Sales & MarketingRajesh C. Thurairatnam, FCAS – Predictive Analytics

Promotion (New Appointment) to Assistant Treasurer:

Christina A. Scherpenberg, CPCU, CPA, API, AINS – Corporate Accounting

Promotion to Corporate Counsel:

Claudio A. Ronzitti, Jr.*    

Promotions to Senior Associate Counsel:

J. Richard Brown – Legal-LitigationNeal J. Robinson – Legal-Litigation

Promotion (New Appointment) to Associate Counsel:

David J. Heinlein – Legal-Litigation    

The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company:

Promotion to Senior Vice President:

Theresa A. Hoffer*

Promotions to Vice President:

Ann S. Binzer, ChFC, CLU, FALU, FLHC, FLMI – Life ClaimsMichael K. Dockery*Brent A. Hardesty III*Michelle L. Kyle*

Promotion (New Appointment) to Assistant Secretary:

Denise L. Oppedisano*     

Promotions to Senior Associate Counsel:

J. Richard Brown*Neal J. Robinson*

Promotion (New Appointment) to Associate Counsel:

David J. Heinlein*

Property Casualty Insurance – Excess & Surplus Lines:
The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company

Promotion (New Appointment) to Assistant Secretary:

John S. Larkins IV – CSU Underwriting

*Title as listed above

About Cincinnati Financial
Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers business, home and auto insurance, our main business, through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its two standard market property casualty companies. The same local independent insurance agencies that market those policies may offer products of our other subsidiaries, including life and disability income insurance, fixed annuities and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. For additional information about the company, please visit cinfin.com.

Mailing Address:

Street Address:

P.O. Box 145496

6200 South Gilmore Road

Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-5496

Fairfield, Ohio 45014-5141

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