June 8, 2023

Standard Insurance

Holland

Kurz

Portland-based Standard Insurance (The Standard) announced that Jason Kurz has been promoted to second vice president of specialty market sales and partnerships in Employee Benefits, and that Carl Holland has been promoted to second vice president of client management in Employee Benefits. Since joining The Standard in 2005, Kurz has held various leadership roles in Employee Benefits and Specialty Market Sales. For the past 15 months, he has served in an interim assignment as second vice president of specialty market sales. In his new role, Kurz will assume the additional responsibility of the Strategic Partnership team. Kurz earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Penn State University. Holland joined The Standard in 2020 as director of employee benefits sales and service. For the past 18 months, he has served in an interim assignment as second vice president of client management. In his new role, Holland will now also lead the National Account Client Management team as well as the Onsite Specialist teams. Prior to joining The Standard, Holland spent more than two decades in the insurance industry. During that time, he held various leadership roles in account and customer relationship management, including a previous seven-year stint with The Standard. Holland earned a bachelor's degree in management and accounting from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.