By Nikki Courtney
May 13, 2021
It seems there is always some pollen allergen floating on the airwaves of Houston, lingering, waiting for an opportunity to invade human air pathways and cause that congestion, sniffling, and watery-eye misery of allergies.
The worst of spring is behind us and the worst of summer awaits, but even in the interregnum despair lurks.
“I think we had a very late allergy season,” Kelsey Seybold Allergist Dr. Eric Sandberg says. “Rather than starting up in mid-February, things got pushed back a month or so due to the freeze.”
In Greater Houston, spring is the season of tree pollen, Texas legendary for cedar pollen that infiltrates in winter first and haunts for months, and oak pollen, known to cover cars in a green film at its peak. Juniper and Birch pollens can also produce the itchy eyes, stuffed nose, sneezing and coughing associated with seasonal plant allergies. Box elder, in the maple family, can cause a rash and trigger asthma.
Eric Sandberg Promoted to Chief Financial Officer
Montpelier, VT - Eric Sandberg has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of National Life Group, according to Mehran Assadi, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President.
Sandberg previously held the title of Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Actuary, which he retains.
“Eric has demonstrated strong leadership and critical thinking since joining the company in 2012 as Chief Actuary,” Assadi said in announcing the promotion. “His contributions to our success have been broad and significant.”
Before joining National Life, Sandberg was at Transamerica Aegon holding a variety of leadership positions, including Head of Asset/Liability Management, Chief Risk Officer for Employer Solutions and Head of Pricing on the Corporate Risk team.