Andreas Kleiner is Chief Executive Officer. His role is to create the vision and strategy for the continued success of the company, and build a highly collaborative, results-focused culture that serves the client/customer, employee and shareholder. He began his leadership of American Modern in May 2016.

Andreas held multiple senior management positions in a 23 year career at Munich Re covering all major fields of insurance and reinsurance. He served as member of the Board of Management of ERGO International as well as CEO of Munich Re of Africa.

He holds a degree in civil engineering from the University of Stuttgart (Germany), an Executive MBA in Financial Services and Insurance from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Belgium) and University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), and also is an ACII and Chartered Insurer at the Chartered Insurance Institute (United Kingdom). He is married and has two daughters.

Eric Hunziker is Head of Claims. Overseeing a team of more than 350 professionals, he is responsible for driving strategic initiatives that best support customers by delivering a prompt and quality claims experience. Since joining the company in 1994 as a Claims Adjuster, Eric has held many different roles within Claims.

Additionally, he oversaw the organization’s Producer Management department and led its transformation through the implementation of innovative solutions to improve efficiency and quality. Eric holds a B.S. in Management from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Indiana Wesleyan University, as well as several industry designations. In 2017, Eric joined the Hydrogen program, Munich Re’s global executive management development program.

Kate Reed is Head of Human Resources, overseeing human resources, facilities, and internal communications functions. Kate began her career at the company in 2001.

Starting in the Legal Department as the employment attorney, Kate has provided legal counsel regarding employment-related issues for all levels of management in each business unit. She also developed her skills in numerous disciplines by leading projects in the areas of training, compliance, and benefits. She has served in leadership roles for the Compliance Council, American Modern Women's Network, and the Pension and Savings Committee.

Kate received her B.S. in political science from Ohio University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati. She also holds a certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.

Paul Schneider is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at American Modern. In that capacity he oversees IT, Business Operations, Producer Management, Operations Consulting as well as the important Business Transformation project.

Paul has been with American Modern for 12 years and has led many strategic initiatives such as the modernLINK/mlp3 implementation for our collector vehicle and motorcycle lines of business, the AMClaim project for the Guidewire Claim Center implementation and completion of the Corrective Action Plan addressing the FID regulatory concerns. Paul has held leadership positions managing the Project Office and System Testing Teams and, most recently, the FID Division.

Prior to joining American Modern, Paul spent over 13 years in consulting with Ernst & Young/CapGemini Ernst & Young. He earned his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from the University of Dayton.