The Cincinnati Insurance Company Chief Information Officer Announces Retirement

CINCINNATI, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) announced that John S. Kellington, chief information officer and executive vice president for its lead subsidiary, The Cincinnati Insurance Company, will retire August 7.

Kellington joined the company in 2010 as a proven insurance and technology leader. He transformed Cincinnati's information technology operations by championing an architecture-led IT model. The success of that model enabled the company to become a leader in agency interface services, including real time download and upload capabilities directly to an agency's management system. It also paved the way for innovative breakthroughs, such as the patented architecture platform behind the company's award-winning small business system – powered by Cinergy SM.

Ryan M. Osborn, vice president, Information Technology, will assume executive responsibility for the company's information technology teams. Osborn joined Cincinnati Insurance in 2000. Throughout his 26-year career with the company, he's been consistently recognized for his technical excellence and strong communication abilities. Osborn quickly advanced through the ranks, playing key leadership roles in maturing the company's architecture program, reducing technical debt, strengthening standards and roadmaps, and accelerating modernization through the implementation of both Agile and DevOps process models.

Stephen M. Spray, president and chief executive officer, commented: "John led an outstanding transformation of our IT organization, and I'm grateful for the energy and dedication he's given to Cincinnati Insurance over the past 16 years. By focusing on shared enterprise capabilities, he enabled our technology team to solve many challenges created by the complexity of our industry and to deliver technology advancements with incredible speed and accuracy."

"We wanted a technology leader who understood the standards and governance mechanisms that underpin that system," continued Spray. "Ryan's experience in laying the groundwork for many of our project management and architecture standards make him the ideal candidate to drive the next evolution of our technology teams. He has a clear vision of what it will take to meet the ever-increasing demands of our business."

"Understanding that the retirement of key leaders is part of the natural course of business, we've established succession planning processes to facilitate smooth transitions. John and Ryan will work through that process together to ensure we don't miss a beat in delivering on key IT projects already underway," concluded Spray.

About Cincinnati Financial

Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers primarily business, home and auto insurance, our main business, through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its two standard market property casualty companies. The same local independent insurance agencies that market those policies may offer products of our other subsidiaries, including life insurance, fixed annuities and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. For additional information about the company, please visit cinfin.com.

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