The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) has named Dirk Kempthorne to take over as its top executive Nov. 3.
Kempthorne will succeed Frank Keating as president and chief executive officer of the ACLI.
Keating, a Republican, was governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003.
Kempthorne, also a Republican, was mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1986 to 1993, and he represented Idaho in the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 1999.