OREANDA-NEWS. Six Iowa insurance companies are collaborating to host the second annual 2015 Des Moines Insurance Conference on June 11 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Participating companies along with executive management speakers include:

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL)
John Matovina, Chief Executive Officer
Ted Johnson, Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Lorenzen, Chief Investment Officer
Ron Grensteiner, President, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company

EMC Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ: EMCI)
Kevin Hovick, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Scott Jean, Executive Vice President for Finance and Analytics
Mark Reese, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: FFG)
Jim Brannen, Chief Executive Officer
Don Seibel, Chief Financial Officer
Charlie Happel, Chief Investment Officer

Fidelity & Guaranty Life (NYSE: FGL)
Dennis Vigneau, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Raj Krishnan, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer

Principal Financial Group (NYSE: PFG)
Terry Lillis, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Deanna Strable, President U.S. Insurance Solutions

Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE: SYA)
Margaret Meister, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Jim Pirak, Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations

The conference will be held at EMC Insurance Companies’ headquarters in Des Moines, IA on Thursday, June 11, 2015 beginning at 7:30 a.m. CT. The program includes individual company fireside chats with Q&A sessions. The event is hosted in partnership with the CFA Society Iowa and is open to institutional investors, CFA Society Iowa members and other investment professionals.