IFM Leadership
Aaron Cocking - President & CEO
Aaron Cocking joined the IFM as Executive Vice President in September 2019 after serving as President & CEO of the Minnesota Association of Farm Mutual Insurance Companies since 2014. He was promoted to IFM President & CEO in June 2020.
A native of Marshalltown, Iowa, Aaron graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration.
Aaron started his work around the Minnesota legislature on the very bottom rung – as a session only page. Aaron quickly moved up from there working in various roles in and around the legislature. In January 2011, Aaron became Committee Administrator for the Senate Commerce Committee (which has primary jurisdiction over insurance). Aaron left the Senate in 2012, when he joined the staff at MAFMIC as Director of Government Affairs.
Aaron is an avid golfer and woodworker. He and his wife Kristie live with their two children in Albertville, where Aaron serves on the City Council.
Contact: akcocking@insurancemn.org