Mitch Ziemer is the Insurance and Claim Director of the CEA. With over 25 years of insurance industry experience with the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Companies, Mr. Ziemer managed development and implementation of nationwide strategic and tactical business plans to support regional objectives for growth, profit, and service for Fireman’s Fund homeowners and watercraft lines of business. Mr. Ziemer served as a member of the California FAIR Plan governing committee from 2005-2009; he also chaired the Committee. Mr. Ziemer now directs the CEA’s core insurance-business functions, including claims. Mr. Ziemer is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences degree with a concentration in Economics.