Timothy Harris

President & CEO of Insurance Board

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

About

Tim is a results oriented, property-casualty insurance professional with more than 36 years of insurance experience. He spent his first 12 years in the business with a Fortune 500 company, having responsibilities for the strategic oversight and direction of profit and loss for both medical malpractice and supporting property-casualty lines of business. He also spent 12 years as an insurance broker which included work with large commercial clientele, including several public entity insurance pools. In his role, Tim is the President and Chief Executive Officer of a niche $100M insurance program that provides property-casualty insurance to more than 4,000 clients across 50 states through a network of independent insurance agents. Tim is an accomplished leader having held senior management positions over most of his career. Tim is disciplined, yet collaborative, in his approach to managing personnel. His experience includes interaction with state regulatory agencies, budget setting, planning, and production execution. A recognized communicator, Tim has expertise in negotiating business dealings with key decision makers at major corporations, while cultivating new and existing business relationships; all with an emphasis on maximizing organizational capabilities. He is a frequent speaker on insurance topics at various industry related events. Tim is also very active in the community serving as past President of the Board for a non-profit, charitable, health center delivering quality healthcare to the uninsured. He is past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Lorain County, a $100M+ Community Foundation. He is past Chair of the Board of Directors for Save Our Children in Elyria, OH. He is a member of the board of 5805 Euclid Inc, the organization responsible for acquiring land and constructing the UH Rainbow Ahuja Center for Women and Children, an ambulatory care facility for University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and the board of University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Tim also serves as Vice-Chair of the Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Committee. Tim served for 7 years on the board of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission which attracts and leverages sporting events to generate economic impact in Northeast Ohio. Tim currently serves as a director on the board of Buckeye Bancshares, Inc. and Buckeye Community Bank. Tim was the recipient of the Eric Nord Award for Excellence in Leadership presented by Leadership Lorain County in 2023.

Experience

  • President & CEO at United Church Insurance Association (dba Insurance Board)
    Dec 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 8 mos

  • Member Board of Directors at Buckeye Community Bank
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Area Vice President at Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc
    Jul 2007 - Dec 2013 · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Area Vice President - Sales

  • Director, Healthcare Services at Rutherfoord, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company
    Oct 2002 - Jul 2007 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Healthcare Practice Leader

  • Assistant Vice-President at Caliber One Management Company
    Mar 2002 - Jul 2002 · 5 mos

    Former subsidiary of PMA; business run-off, sold.