Celina Insurance Group promotes Barb Elking
CELINA — Celina Insurance Group recently promoted Barb Elking to director of claims.
Elking began her career at Celina in 1997 as a claim representative. Since then, she has occupied numerous roles including subrogation special‑ ist and claims manager. As claims manager, she managed the auto material damage and casualty units and supervised the administrative depart‑ ment. She became senior claims manager of the same unit a few years later. Most recently, Elking served as senior claims and litigation manager.
“Barb lives and breathes our core value of get‑ ting the job done,” said Ted Wissman, vice presi‑ dent of claims at Celina Insurance Group. “For the past 15 years in management, Barb always gets the job done right and on schedule.”
She has earned numerous insurance desig‑ nations including Associate in Claims (AIC),
Chartered Property Casualty
Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Management (AIM) and Cer‑ tified Subrogation Recovery Pro‑ fessional (CSRP).
Celina Insurance Group rec‑ ognizes Elking’s achievements and looks forward to her contin‑ ued success at the company. She resides in Coldwater with her husband, Frank. She has three children and four grandchildren.
Founded in 1914, Celina Insurance Group is a family of four mutual property and casualty insur‑ ance companies underwriting auto, home, busi‑ ness and farm coverages. Celina Insurance Group is represented by approximately 500 independent agents across six Midwestern states.