Aflac has hired Daniel Lebish for the newly created position of EVP, chief operating officer, Aflac Group Insurance.
Lebish will report to Kenneth Janke, president of Aflac U.S., EVP and deputy chief financial officer of Aflac Incorporated.
Lebish has more than 30 years of experience in the health care management and insurance industries. Most recently, he served as EVP at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. During his tenure with Highmark, he also served as chairman and CEO of HM Insurance Group and United Concordia Companies, as well as SVP of business development. Prior to his career at Highmark, he was EVP of medical delivery systems at Coventry Health Plans, chief financial officer at Magee-Womens' Hospital and health care management consultant at Ernst & Ernst.
In his new position, Lebish will work out of the Columbia, S.C., offices, where he will oversee the day-to-day operating activities, performance goals and strategic initiatives of Aflac Group Insurance.
