Gum Appointed to Two Statewide Banking Policy Committees

June 16, 2025

 

PRESS RELEASE

REEDSVILLE, PA – Kish Bank has announced that Jeffrey Gum, Vice President and Managing Director of Kish Benefits Consulting, a division of Kish Bank, has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Bankers Association’s (PA Bankers’) Government Relations Policy Committee. The committee is responsible for PA Bankers’ overall state public policy advocacy program and determines the association’s policy positions and priorities on pending or proposed state legislation and regulations.

Gum has also been appointed to Chair the PA Bankers’ Insurance Services Advisory Committee. As part of the government relations advocacy function of the association, the advisory committee reviews and recommends policy positions on state legislation and regulations on behalf of member banks to the Government Relations Policy Committee.

Gum will serve in the above capacities until December 1, 2026, coinciding with the legislative session.

Gum has over 45 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry. He joined Kish Bank in 2017 with its acquisition of Benefit Management Group, Inc., founded by Gum in 1991. As head of Kish Benefits Consulting, Kish’s employee benefits consulting division, Gum works closely with business clients to provide benefit advisory and brokerage services, including healthcare and benefits plan design, regulatory compliance, cost containment solutions, employee communication and education, and wellness planning.

Gum is a member of SHRM, NABIP, PA-NABIP, and PBA, and holds active Insurance Licenses to practice in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio.

 

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About Kish Bank

Kish Bank is a $1.8 billion regional community bank that operates 20 offices and financial centers serving Centre, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Blair, and Juniata counties, and northeastern Ohio. Other business units of Kish Bank include Kish Insurance, Kish Financial Solutions, Kish Benefits Consulting, and Kish Travel. Kish Bank is a subsidiary of Kish Bancorp, Inc., trading under the OTCQX stock ticker symbol of KISB. Kish Bank is an Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. For more information, please visit MyKish.com.

About PA Bankers Association

PA Bankers has been bringing banks and bankers together for more than 125 years to learn, grow, serve and engage with their peers, communities and lawmakers. The association has built a strong reputation as a leading advocate for pro-banking policies at the state and federal levels, as well as the delivery of quality education, products and services for banks of all sizes and their employees. Follow the Pennsylvania Bankers Association on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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