Randy Horn is President and Chief Executive Officer of Colonial Life. He joined the company in March 2004 after a 27-year career with Mutual of Omaha.
Horn served as Executive Vice President of Individual Financial Services at Mutual of Omaha and President of Companion Life Insurance Company (a New York subsidiary) from 1999 to 2003. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Group Benefit Services and has held leadership positions in risk management, claims and actuarial departments. Horn also has experience as an employee benefits consultant with Towers Perrin Forster & Crosby and as an actuarial assistant with Occidental Life.
Horn is a board member of the Palmetto Business Forum, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Midlands Business Leadership Group, the Central South Carolina Alliance and Palmetto Health Children's Hospital. He has been active in many professional and community organizations, including the Arthritis Foundation, Salvation Army, Children's Hospital and Children's Museum in Omaha, Neb.
Horn holds a bachelor of science degree in actuarial science from Drake University. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and holds a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist designation.
He and his wife, Karen, are the parents of six grown children and live in northeast Columbia, S.C.
Dan Hughey is the Senior Vice President of National Sales for Colonial Life. He leads Colonial Life's nationwide sales organization of 6,500 independent contractors and is based at the company's home office in Columbia, S.C.
Hughey brings nearly three decades of experience at Colonial Life to his role. He joined the company in 1976 and served in several positions in underwriting, account management, major accounts, flexible benefits services and sales recruiting. In 1986 he was named Vice President of Group Marketing Development, and in 1990 moved to the position of Vice President/Regional Coordinator with responsibility for a third of the sales regions across the country as well as the home office sales recruiting department.
From 1994 to 1997 Hughey managed the Southeastern U.S. sales territory as Vice President of Sales. Through 2000, he served as Vice President of Sales for the Public Sector Channel and for the Central U.S. sales territory. The following year he was appointed Vice President in charge of managing in-force accounts for the home office, and in 2002 he was named Regional Managing General Agent for the Southeast sales region. He was named Senior Vice President of National Sales in October 2003.
Hughey earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of South Carolina. His community activities include mentoring elementary school students and coaching church-league basketball and Little League baseball teams.
