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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Kim M. Brunner,
4Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary for
5State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, on his
6retirement; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Mr. Brunner works for State Farm Insurance in
8Bloomington and oversees legal matters and public affairs, in
9addition to acting as corporate secretary; and
 
10    WHEREAS, He joined State Farm Insurance in 1987 as counsel
11at corporate headquarters; he was promoted to associate general
12counsel in 1991, vice president and counsel in 1993, and vice
13president-regulatory general counsel in 1997; he was named
14senior vice president and general counsel in 1998, executive
15vice president and general counsel in 2001, and executive vice
16president and general counsel and secretary in 2004; he assumed
17his current position in 2008; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Before joining State Farm, he served as counsel
19for the Illinois Department of Insurance and as government
20relations officer for the Nationwide Insurance companies; and
 
21    WHEREAS, He received his Bachelor's degree in political

 

 

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1science from Augustana College and his juris doctor degree from
2the University of Arizona-College of Law in Tucson; he also
3earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation
4in 1983; and
 
5    WHEREAS, He currently serves on the Board of Overseers of
6the Institute for Civil Justice, co-chairs the Civil Justice
7Reform Group, and co-chairs the General Counsel Committee of
8the National Center for State Courts; he is Chairman of the
9Board at Augustana College; he is also a member of the
10Foundation Board of Trustees of the Second Presbyterian Church,
11the McLean County Protect Our Nation's Youth Board, as well as
12a member of the McLean County, State of Illinois, and American
13Bar Associations; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Mr. Brunner is married to Donna, and they have 2
15adult sons; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18congratulate Kim Brunner on his retirement and wish him the
19best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to Kim Brunner as a symbol of our respect and esteem.