Executive Bios
Executive Bios
Randall C. “Randy” Horn
President and Chief Executive Officer
Colonial Life
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 Health Foundation, the Palmetto Business Forum, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the Midlands Business Leadership Group. He also serves on the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities board of trustees. 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.
Daniel Hughey
Senior Vice President – National Sales
Colonial Life
Dan Hughey is Senior Vice President, National Sales, for Colonial Life. He leads the company’s nationwide sales organization consisting of 7,500 independent contractors.
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 positions 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 assumed his current role 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.
Henry Price
Senior Vice President – Customer Acquisition Services
Colonial Life
Henry Price is Senior Vice President of Customer Acquisition Services for Colonial Life. He is responsible for the company’s enrollment organization, national accounts, enrollment technologies, underwriting and new business areas.
Price joined Colonial Life in 1979 and previously served as Vice President of Risk Management. His career also included positions with the former Provident Companies.
Price is active in the community supporting many youth programs and serves on the Advisory Board of Directors at Ronald McDonald House Charities.
He has attended the Disability Institute at The Wharton Business School and holds an associate degree in business management from Midlands Technical College.
Annaclair Kiger
Senior Vice President – Customer Service and Information Technology
Colonial Life
Annaclair Kiger is Senior Vice President of Customer Service and Information Technology for Colonial Life. She is responsible for the company’s policyholder and account service areas, claims, human resources, and the company’s information technology organization.
Kiger joined Colonial Life in 1986 and has served in a variety of roles within the Information Technology and Operations organizations.
She earned a bachelor of science degree in financial management from Clemson University.
Kiger currently serves on the board of Junior Achievement and has served on the boards of the Family Service Center and the American Red Cross.
David Parker
Senior Vice President – Finance and Risk Management
Colonial Life
David Parker is Senior Vice President of Finance and Risk Management for Colonial Life. He oversees the company’s finance, actuarial, sales compensation and reporting, sales planning and analysis, compensation design and business information and analysis areas.
Parker joined Colonial Life in 1991 as a financial analyst and has held a number of positions with responsibilities for corporate financial planning and internal financial/business consulting. He previously served as Vice President of Sales Information and Compensation Design and has been instrumental in making Colonial Life’s sales compensation program one of the best in the industry.
Before joining Colonial Life, Parker worked in manufacturing management and quality improvement with Milliken & Co. He holds a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Presbyterian College and an MBA degree in finance from the University of South Carolina.
L Kennedy “Kenny” Boggs
Senior Vice President – Legal and Compliance for Colonial Life
Kenny Boggs is Senior Vice President of Legal and Compliance for Colonial Life.
Boggs joined Colonial Life in 1988. He previously held positions with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the South Carolina Department of Insurance.
A native of Spartanburg, Boggs holds a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College and a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Tom Gilligan
Senior Vice President – Marketing & Branding
Colonial Life
Tom Gilligan is senior vice president of Marketing & Branding for Colonial Life. He is responsible for the company’s marketing strategy and oversees account management, public sector and broker marketing efforts, as well as marketing research, marketing communications, advertising, incentives and corporate communications areas.
Gilligan has a broad background in Colonial Life’s sales organization and in the employee benefits industry. He joined Colonial Life in 1998 as a general agent in Denver and served as regional sales manager of the West Region. His previous experience includes four years with a large Denver brokerage firm that specialized in employee benefits and property and casualty coverages, and 14 years with the former Unum Corporation’s sales, recruiting and training, underwriting and customer service areas.