Jean E. Sundlof, CIC, CPCU, ACI, CCI, CPIA

Jean Sundlof began her career working in the family independent agency in Oklahoma in a sales and marketing capacity. She continued her career serving as Executive Director of Associated Risk Managers of Oklahoma. In 1990, Jean moved to Minnesota and joined Great American Insurance Company as an Agency Operations Representative.
She returned to the independent agency side soon after, joining Youngdahl Companies in Marketing and Client Executive roles. She joined Kraus Anderson Insurance in 1999, holding positions of Client Executive, Sales Executive, Director of Captives, Coverage and Risk Consulting, and Consultant during her tenure with the agency. In 2026, Jean retired from Kraus-Anderson to focus on teaching and consulting. She instructs many courses for Big I Minnesota, serves as a National Faculty member and Educational Consultant for the Risk and Insurance Education Alliance, and is also an active faculty member for Swiss Re, instructing agent’s E&O courses.
Jean received her BBA and MBA from the University of Oklahoma. She holds the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Certificate in Captive Insurance (CCI) and Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) designations. She is also an Associate in Captive Insurance (ACI) and was the first Minnesotan to receive this designation.
Jean has been honored by Big I Minnesota as Young Agent of the Year and by the Oklahoma Association of Professional Insurance Agents as Insurance Woman of the Year. She serves on the board of directors for Neill Lake Townhomes. She is Past President of Big I MN, the largest trade association in Minnesota for insurance agents. She delights in her three grandsons, two dogs, and almost one hundred houseplants.