A decade-long in-house lawyer at one of the nation’s largest health insurers has been promoted to general counsel.

Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana has announced that Joseph Ventura will succeed a retiring Christopher Todoroff. Ventura joined Humana as legal counsel in 2009, serving most recently as senior vice president, associate GC and corporate secretary, according to a statement announcing his promotion. During his 10 years in-house at Humana, Ventura has led the legal department’s corporate group and worked on the deal to acquire Concentra Inc. in late 2010.