Merle Pederson
V.P. & Counsel at Principal Financial Group
- Role
- Vice President & Counsel at Principal Financial Group
- Location
- Des Moines, IA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Merle Pederson
Insurance regulation; legislative and regulatory affairs for a global insurance and…
Experience
Vice President & Counsel
Jan 1989 — Present
I am responsible for running Government Relations in our Des Moines corporate headquarters. I am responsible for a GR team handling government regulatory exams of all kinds, legislative and regulatory affairs, compliance related projects, employee grassroots, a poltical action committee, staffing PFG\'s corporate issues management groups, etc.
Education
The University of North Dakota School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law
1978 — 1981
University of North Dakota
B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Political Science
1974 — 1978
Skills
- Licensing
- Public Affairs
- Government
- Insurance Law
- Lobbying
- Policy Analysis
- Mediation
- Erisa
- Appeals
- Political Campaigns
- Strategic Communications
- Grassroots Organizing
- Legislative Relations
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Employment Law
- Legal Compliance
- Politics
- Securities Regulation
- Securities
- Estate Planning
- Public Speaking
- Government Relations
- Policy
- Legal Research
- Legislation
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Law
- Claim
- Grassroots
- Insurance
- Public Policy
- Privacy Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Compliance
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