President & CEO
Richard S. Kahlbaugh has served as our President & Chief Executive Officer and a director since June 2007. Prior to his current role, Mr. Kahlbaugh was our Chief Operating Officer from 2003 to 2007. He also serves as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of all our insurance company subsidiaries.
Prior to joining us in 2003, Mr. Kahlbaugh served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Volvo’s Global Insurance Group. He also served as the first General Counsel of the Walshire Assurance Group, a publicly traded insurance company, and practiced law with McNees, Wallace and Nurick. Mr. Kahlbaugh also served on the board of directors of Campus Crest Communities, Inc. from 2010 until November 2014, as its Executive Chairman from November 2014 until March 2016, and as interim Chief Executive Officer from November 2014 until February 2015.
Mr. Kahlbaugh holds a J.D. from Widener University Delaware Law School and a B.A. from the University of Delaware. Mr. Kahlbaugh was selected to serve on the Board of Directors in light of his significant knowledge of our products and markets, his experience leading Fortegra when it was previously a public company, and his ability to provide valuable insight to the Board of Directors regarding day-to-day business issues faced in his role as our Chief Executive Officer.