Trish Owens, CLU, Joins Highland Capital Brokerage’s Los Angeles Office as Sales Vice President

 

 

Birmingham, AL - May 24, 2011 – Highland Capital Brokerage, Inc. (HCB), a subsidiary of National Financial Partners Corp. (NFP), a leading provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, announced today that Trish Owens, CLU, has joined the company’s Los Angeles office as sales vice president. In this position, she will work with financial advisors and independent producers to generate insurance sales.

“We are very excited to have Trish join the Highland Capital Brokerage Los Angeles family,” said Rebecca Wingate, president of Highland Capital Brokerage. “She brings a breadth and depth of insurance industry experience, which will help us continue to serve financial professionals throughout the community.”

Owens has successfully worked with large property casualty insurance firms providing point-of-sale support in the areas of business, estate, and retirement planning for over 20 years. Since 2001, she has specialized in point-of-sale support for financial advisors within Citigroup, Smith Barney, Wachovia/Wells Fargo, and Merrill Lynch in the Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties with a primary focus on the high net worth, high income client.

Owens is past president of the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. She received the CLU designation from The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

About Highland Capital Brokerage

Committed to helping successful financial advisors and insurance professionals to grow their business with high net-worth clients, Highland Capital Brokerage creates trusted relationships by delivering customized insurance solutions, personalized local service and support, and superior value. HCB has differentiated itself among multi-carrier brokerage agencies through an emphasis on providing value-added marketing and point-of-sale support. HCB provides objective access to major insurance carriers, advanced planning support, expertise in risk underwriting, and back office processing to insurance brokers, financial planners, and various institutions such as banks, wirehouses, and certified public accountant firms. HCB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Financial Partners Corp. To learn more about Highland Capital Brokerage, visit www.highlandbrokerage.com.

About NFP

National Financial Partners Corp. (NFP) and its benefits, insurance and wealth management businesses provide diversified advisory and brokerage services to companies and high net worth individuals, partnering with them to preserve their assets and prosper over the long term. NFP advisors provide innovative and comprehensive solutions, backed by NFP’s national scale and resources. For more information, please visit www.nfp.com