Brian Poppe is Senior Vice President, Life Insurance Solutions at Mutual of Omaha, where he provides strategic direction and leadership for one of the company’s most diverse and critical business units. In this role, Brian is responsible for guiding growth and profitability, managing enterprise risk, and ensuring a seamless, end-to-end customer experience across income, wealth planning, and life insurance solutions.
Brian joined Mutual of Omaha in 2009 and has held a series of increasingly senior roles, reflecting his deep expertise in actuarial science, innovation, risk management, data strategy, and business leadership. Prior to his current position, he led technology modernization efforts, served as Senior Vice President of Technology Modernization, Vice President of Innovation Strategy, Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management, Chief Data Officer, and led strategic business units including Departing Well Solutions. Through these roles, Brian helped establish the company’s innovation practice and strengthen the integration of product strategy, technology, and customer insight.
With a strong foundation in actuarial work and a broad view of how a mutual carrier operates, Brian oversees individually sold annuities, life insurance products and most individually sold health products at Mutual of Omaha. His leadership spans product development, distribution strategy, analytics, and customer experience, enabling the company to address changing market needs and demographic trends with clarity and efficiency.
Brian holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has earned the designations of Fellow and Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) from the Society of Actuaries, demonstrating his commitment to professional excellence in actuarial science and risk management.
He is a sought-after speaker on insurance innovation, digital transformation and modernizing legacy systems, regularly participating in industry conferences and thought-leadership forums such as InsureTech Connect and the Digital Insurance Summit.
