President
Acuity Insurance | Sheboygan
Melissa Winter was named president of Acuity Insurance in 2023 as part of a long-range leadership transition plan. Winter began her career at Acuity in 1998 as a claims representative. She worked her way up to become vice president of business consulting in 2016 and oversaw Acuity’s strategic planning process, staff functions and internal innovation teams. In 2024, Winter joined the company’s board of directors.
She holds advanced leadership certificates from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin Executive Education Center and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Winter is actively involved in Junior Achievement of Wisconsin.
With more than $3 billion in annual written premium, Acuity manages assets exceeding $7 billion. The Sheboygan-based property and casualty insurer has more than 1,700 employees. Reporting $2.6 billion in revenue in 2023, the company has said it planned to hire 150 employees in 2024. The insurer has been named to the Ward’s 50 list of top-performing property-casualty companies for 25 consecutive years.
Education: Bachelor’s, Cardinal Stritch University
