Former Global CFO brings 40 years of financial leadership and enterprise risk experience.
NEENAH, Wis. (August 4, 2026) — Jewelers Mutual® Group, the insurance and business solutions provider dedicated to the jewelry industry since 1913, today announced the appointment of Laura Deutscher, a former Global CFO with 40 years of leadership across financial services, insurance, and professional services, to its Board of Directors of Jewelers Mutual Holding Company (JMHC), effective August 1, 2026.
Known for her focus on human capital strategy, Deutscher brings deep financial expertise, enterprise risk oversight, and transformational leadership to boards navigating growth, complexity, and scale. She is guided by the conviction that leadership, culture, succession, and capability building are critical drivers of enterprise value and resilience, bringing a practical operator’s lens to the boardroom that bridges management priorities with effective governance and forward-looking decision-making.
“Jewelers Mutual continues to leverage advanced technologies to expand its products and services to be at the center of an ever-evolving jewelry industry,” said Rob Reeg, Chair of the board. “The addition of Laura to our board provides experience and leadership to help drive our future initiatives and expansion.”
In addition to Deutscher, Jewelers Mutual board members include Rob Reeg (Chair), Patti Griffin (Vice Chair), Scott Murphy (CEO), Connie Bayne, Susan Doyle, John Green, Dione Kenyon, Dana Lorberg, Marianne Marck and Niveet Nagpal.
“We are excited to welcome Laura to our board of directors,” said Scott Murphy, Chief Executive Officer at Jewelers Mutual. “Her extensive expertise in financial leadership, enterprise risk management and talent strategy makes her a vital addition to our board. Laura’s contributions will be invaluable as we look toward a future focused on innovation, growth and expansion.”
“I am incredibly honored to join the board of this extremely successful company and excited to share my financial leadership and enterprise risk management experience in this growing industry,” said Laura Deutscher.
About Laura Deutscher
Deutscher is a corporate director and former Global CFO with a 40-year career spanning financial services, insurance, and professional services. She currently serves as an independent director for Jewelers Mutual and People Corporation, and has served as an independent director for MSIG USA, MS Transverse Insurance Group and Germania Insurance Company, chairing audit and risk committees and advising boards on financial transformation, M&A, strategic execution, and enterprise risk governance.
Deutscher has been recognized as a 50/50 Women to Watch on Boards honoree (2025), a Reuters Trailblazing Women in Insurance honoree (2024), a recipient of the ACORD Women’s Insurance Advancement Award (2023), and a Business Insurance Women to Watch honoree (2013).
Deutscher holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a member of NACD and NAMIC Certified Director and an inactive CPA.
