Affinion Benefits Group Appoints Industry Leader To Oversee Insurance Sales And Account Management

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Affinion Group, Inc., the global leader in enabling companies to connect and engage with their customers, thereby creating rewarding relationships and enhancing brand loyalty, announced today that Ron Zickert will be joining  Affinion Benefits Group (or the "Company") as Executive Vice President effective March 10^th. 

In this position, Mr. Zickert will be responsible for all sales activities as well as account management for the Company's more than 3,000 existing insurance relationships among credit unions and national, regional and local financial institutions.

"Over the past year, we've made significant progress in strengthening our carrier relationships, adding new products to our portfolio and increasing our level of investment in support of our clients' objectives," said Robert Dudacek, President of Affinion Benefits Group.  "The skills and expertise that Ron has are truly unique, and we couldn't be more pleased to have someone of his caliber helping us achieve our growth objectives."

Mr. Zickert joins Affinion from Wells Fargo Insurance, where he was responsible for a wide range of consumer and small business insurance programs, including direct response insurance and the centralized platform for property and casualty coverages.  Prior to that, Mr. Zickert spent 20 years with The Minnesota Life Insurance Company, where he led the sales and service teams responsible for distributing insurance products through financial institutions.

As an industry leader in the development, marketing and administration of insurance products, Affinion Benefits Group serves approximately 25 million American consumers directly and through its financial institution partnerships.  Affinion Benefits Group is the only third party administrator of insurance programs to carry the endorsements of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) and the American Bankers Association (ABA).

About Affinion Group
As a global leader with 40 years of experience, Affinion Group enhances the value of its partners' customer relationships by developing and marketing loyalty solutions. Leveraging its expertise in customer engagement, product development and targeted marketing, Affinion provides programs in subscription-based lifestyle services, personal protection, insurance and other areas to help generate increased customer loyalty and significant incremental revenue for more than 5,740 marketing partners worldwide, including many of the largest and most respected companies in financial services, retail, travel, and Internet commerce. Based in Stamford, Conn., the Company has approximately 4,300 employees and has marketing capabilities in 19 countries globally. Affinion holds the prestigious ISO 27001 certification for the highest information security practices, is PCI compliant and Cybertrust certified. For more information, visit www.affinion.com.

SOURCE Affinion Group, Inc.