Jean Sundlof

Jean Sundlof joined Kraus-Anderson Insurance in June of 1999. Jean's first position with Kraus was a combined Senior Account Executive and Marketer role. She moved into production in 2006 and is currently Director of Captives, Coverage, and Risk Consulting. Prior to joining Kraus-Anderson,

Jean worked at Youngdahl Companies for seven years. She had various responsibilities including sales, account executive work, and marketing. Jean has also served as an Agency Operations Representative for Great American Insurance Company and as Executive Director of Associated Risk Managers of Oklahoma. She began her career working with an independent insurance agency in Oklahoma in a sales and marketing capacity.
Jean received her BBA and MBA in Management from the University of Oklahoma. She obtained her Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 1980 and her Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 1982. She serves as a member of the National Faculty for the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance, teaching both CIC and CISR. She is also an active faculty member for Swiss Re in instructing Agent's E&O courses. Jean completed the requirements to be designated as Associate in Captive Insurance (ACI) in 2007. She was the first Minnesotan to receive this designation. She recently also holds the CCI and CPIA designations.

Jean was honored by the Oklahoma Association of Professional Insurance Agents in 1984 as Insurance Women of the year. She was also privileged to be named Young Agent of the Year in 1998 by the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents. She is currently President of Big I Minnesota.

Presidents Message December 2025

Presidents Message December 2025

I hope you all celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with family, food, and fun. I know I enjoyed relaxing with my daughters, sons-in-law, and grandsons.

Your Big I MN staff, board, and committees are always working hard to represent you. I’ve continued to focus on education. We want to serve our members by providing educational programs that are tailored to the needs of our membership. With that goal in mind, it is critical that we receive information from you.

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President’ Message August 2025

President’ Message August 2025

Cultivating Connection: Big I MN’s Commitment to Members and Innovation I hope you are all enjoying a fun-filled summer. As an Oklahoma girl, it is my favorite season. The garden has been calling to me between other commitments. Your board met recently to continue to...

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President’s Message – May 2025

President’s Message – May 2025

Looking Ahead: Advocacy, Education, and Empowerment in 2025-2026 I hope you all enjoyed the 2025 Expo as much as I did. Kudos to the Big I MN staff for putting it all together. I’m so grateful to each and every one of them as I enter the 25/26 term as your President....

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