Our Leadership

Jessica Buss has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Open Lending since March 2025. Ms. Buss has served on our board of directors since August 2020 and has served as chairman of our board of directors since July 2023. Ms. Buss previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd, a subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. (NYSE, TSX: BNT) from November 2023 until March 2025. She was previously the President, U.S. Insurance, of Argo Group prior to its acquisition by Brookfield from August 2022 until November 2023. Previously, Ms. Buss served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of GuideOne Insurance Company from 2017 until her resignation in April 2022, and prior to that, she was Senior Vice President—Commercial and Specialty Lines at State Auto Insurance Companies. Ms. Buss held several other positions during her tenure at State Auto, including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the company’s specialty subsidiary, and Senior Vice President of Specialty.

Prior to joining State Auto, Ms. Buss was a member of a three-person team that raised the capital for the formation and start-up operations of Rockhill Holdings, a niche property and casualty business that was purchased by State Auto in 2009. She was also the Chief Financial Officer for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. In 2016, Ms. Buss was named one of Insurance Business’ Elite Women of the Year. Ms. Buss has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida.