Chad Parks Joins Beacon Research As Director Of Sales

Evanston, IL, August 28, 2013—Beacon Research, a leading source of independent annuity information, announced today that Chad Parks has joined the company as Director of Sales. He will report directly to President and CEO Jeremy Alexander.

“Chad brings to Beacon a strong background in account management and consultative sales, along with considerable annuity expertise,” Alexander said.  “All of us are very pleased that he has joined our team.”

Parks previously served as Regional Vice President at Allianz USA, AXA Equitable and Sun Life.  He also headed Davis & Parks Technologies, a software technology company serving the investment community.

He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his bachelor’s degree.

About Beacon Research

Beacon Research tracks fixed, indexed and variable annuity sales, rates and features, and provides web-based systems for distributors and insurance companies. Beacon’s quarterly Fixed Annuity Premium Study is the first and only source to track and analyze product-level sales of all fixed annuity types, and the first to put a decade’s worth of historical industry, company and product sales information in an easily-searchable online database at www.annuitymarketstudy.com. Beacon also licenses information and software to other platforms. Directly and through strategic alliances, Beacon information can be accessed by hundreds of financial institutions and other distributors, as well as thousands of advisors and agents. Visit www.beaconresearch.net for more information.