Aetna Appoints Sandra Callahan to Lead Group Insurance Business
AetnaTrasee Carr, 614-855-6254
Aetna (NYSE: ) announced today that Sandra Callahan recently joined the company as head of Group Insurance. In this role, she leads strategy, operations and product development for Disability, Life and Long-Term Care Insurance.
“We’re excited to welcome Sandy to Aetna. Her 34 years of Group Insurance experience and industry leadership will help us accelerate our business growth,” said Dan Fishbein, president of Aetna’s Specialty Businesses. “Sandy is well known for her strong focus on customer satisfaction. This aligns with our ongoing efforts to deliver innovative products and services that meet the needs of our customers and members.”
Prior to joining Aetna, Callahan led Group Protection Operations for Lincoln Financial Group where she was responsible for all risk, administration, claims and service operations for the Disability, Life, Dental, Vision and Voluntary/Worksite businesses. She previously held senior leadership roles with Jefferson Pilot, Guarantee Life Insurance Co. and Mutual of Omaha.
As an active volunteer, Callahan has held several board positions and currently serves on the Women’s Fund of Omaha board of directors. She has been a guest faculty member of the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and was recently an adjunct faculty member at Creighton University’s College of Business Administration.
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving an estimated 44 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services, workers' compensation administrative services and health information technology products and services. Aetna's customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, see .