Jeff Strickland

As executive vice president at Assurant and president of Assurant Global Automotive, Jeff Strickland is a member of the company’s management committee. Mr. Strickland is responsible for guiding the business’s strategic direction and long-term, profitable growth. This encompasses a global focus on developing innovative solutions to support the evolving needs of Assurant’s automotive, commercial equipment, and heavy trucking clients, while attracting and retaining top talent, expanding and leveraging existing relationships, and winning new accounts.

Mr. Strickland has deep experience shaping driven, growth-focused, one-culture teams. He fosters a mindset of delivering exceptional client service, driving organizational integrity, and accelerating Assurant’s long-term growth strategy as a market leader in vehicle protection products and services.

Previously, Mr. Strickland was Senior Vice President of Assurant Dealer Services and Strategic Accounts at Assurant Global Automotive. In that role, he was responsible for the strategic direction for all U.S. direct-to-dealer distribution channels, including day-to-day operations of Assurant Dealer Services, Assurant Agent Services, and oversight of the company’s largest corporate automotive clients.

Mr. Strickland is a 25-year industry executive with extensive dealer operations, marketing, digital, and F&I experience. He spent 20 years with FCA (FIAT Chrysler Automobiles) working in both dealer-facing and corporate assignments in markets across the country. During this tenure, he led retail operations for multiple U.S. Business Centers and served as the head of U.S. Dealer Relations and Retail Strategies.

Mr. Strickland holds a BSBA in Marketing from Appalachian State University.