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Ohio National Financial Services announced that Gary T. “Doc” Huffman has been elected vice chairman and chief operating officer.

With more than 30 years experience, Huffman joined Ohio National as vice chairman distribution, in August 2008.
Prior to joining Ohio National, he was president and chief executive offi cer of The Union Central Life Insurance Company and was executive vice president and director of the UNIFI Mutual Holding Company.

Huffman is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. After graduating, he had a 24-year career with MassMutual before joining Union Central in July 1999.

Huffman is a member of the board of directors of The American College and is a past committee chairman of LIMRA International.

Christopher J. Littlefield has been appointed chief executive offi cer of Aviva USA.

Littlefield joined AmerUS Group in January 2006 as executive vice president–general counsel and secretary. He was promoted to Aviva USA chief operating officer in February 2008.

Prior to that, Littlefield was with The Dial Corporation in Scottsdale, AZ (since 1998), where he held a number of management positions.

Littlefield graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Arizona. He earned a juris doctor, with high distinction, from The University of Iowa. In his new role, he will continue to be based at the U.S. operations headquarters in Des Moines, IA.

Pan-American Life Insurance Group has appointed Bruce Parker senior vice president, global life insurance. He will be responsible for all individual life insurance business in Latin America; will lead as chairman of Pan-American International Insurance Corporation and Pan-American Assurance Company International, Inc.; and will develop the life strategy for the U.S. Hispanic market. Additionally, he will be a member of both the executive management and senior management committees.

Parker is the former president, CEO and chairman of Old Mutual US Life and held leadership responsibilities for several of its subsidiaries. Prior to Old Mutual, Parker was senior vice president of distribution for Jefferson Pilot Financial.

Parker earned a BA in economics from the State University of New York at Oswego and an MS in management from The American College. He also holds a Leadership Certificate from Cornell University. Parker is a former board member of LIMRA International and a current trustee of The American College.