Jeff Rommel

Jeff Rommel is the Senior Vice President of Personal Lines Operations at Nationwide. He was appointed to this position in October of 2024. Prior to this role, he served as Nationwide’s Senior Vice President of Personal Lines Claims, a position he held since August of 2023.

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, Senior Vice President of Property & Casualty Staff Sales, and Senior Vice President of Personal Lines Sales and Distribution.

Jeff has been an active and dedicated member of his community throughout his entire career. He has served in various Board roles and has collaborated closely with community partners such as the Food Bank of Central Iowa, Science Center of Iowa, Greater Des Moines Partnership, and United Way of Central Iowa. Currently, he is a serving as a member of the ICON Water Trails Board of Directors. 

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