Susan Neely plans to retire from her publish as president of the American Council of Life Insurers on the finish of the yr.

Neely, who took over because the chief of the Washington-based group in 2018, has performed a key function in shaping tax guidelines and monetary providers coverage in Washington.  She served as a spokesperson for all times insurers as they have been dealing with the results of the COVID-19 pandemic on operations on claims.

Associations just like the ACLI can “be drive multipliers that unify members and handle society-level challenges,” she mentioned.

The ACLI board has employed Heidrick & Struggles to conduct a seek for Neely’s successor.

The historical past: Neely’s predecessor as president of the ACLI was Dirk Kempthorne, who was a former mayor of Boise, Idaho, a former a senator from Idaho, a former governor of Idaho and a former federal Inside secretary.