Jeff Rommel

Jeff Rommel is the Senior Vice President of Personal Lines Claims at Nationwide. He was appointed to this position in August of 2023. Prior to this role, he served as Nationwide’s Senior Vice President of Personal Lines Sales and Distribution.

Jeff’s career with the company began in 1985 as a Claims Representative with Allied Insurance (a Nationwide company). During his time with Nationwide, he has held various leadership positions, including Regional Vice President of Allied’s Rocky Mountain Regional Office; Regional Vice President of Nationwide’s former Florida Regional Office, where he led that region’s transition from an exclusive to an independent agency model; Senior Vice President of Field Operations for Allied, Senior Vice President of Customer Service & Sales Solutions, President of Nationwide Property and Casualty Independent Distribution and Senior Vice President of Property & Casualty Staff Sales. 

Jeff is a life-long active member of his community. He currently serves as the United Way of Central Iowa 2023 Campaign Chair, Vice-Chair of the Greater Des Moines Partership Board of Directors and is on the ICON Water Trails Board of Directors. In addition, Jeff also serves as a Nationwide’s All Women Associate Resource Group Executive Advisory Council Leader. 

Jeff is a graduate of Iowa State University. He holds both the CPCU and AIC designations.