Combined Insurance appoints Michelle Bryer as COO

Combined Insurance, a Chubb company and a leading North American provider of supplemental insurance sold to employees at the worksite and directly to individuals, announced that Michelle Bryer has been appointed Senior Vice President, COO, effective immediately. She has been serving as Senior Vice President, Claim Operations and will report to Richard L. Williams, Jr., President of Combined Insurance in her new role. Bryer brings more than two decades of claim and enterprise operations experience into her new role and has positively transformed Combined’s Claim Operations over the last two years, delivering strong results while increasing automation and enhancing claims processing. In her new role she will oversee North America operations and its evolving capabilities to support customers, distribution teams and partners. Prior to joining Combined in 2021, Bryer led several claims operations while at Unum Insurance Company for more than 20 years, most recently leading its life and LTC claim operations.