Highland Capital Brokerage Hires Chad Michael Ourso, Vice President, HCB Southeast
(Birmingham, AL, August 27, 2018) – Highland Capital Brokerage, Inc. (HCB), a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc., announced today that Chad Michael Ourso has joined the company as Vice President. In this position, Mr. Ourso will be focused on partnering with institutional and independent advisors to provide customized insurance solutions for their clients.
Mr. Ourso has over 17 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry with notable experience in estate and business insurance planning.
“We are extremely pleased to have Chad join our esteemed team at Highland Capital Brokerage,” said Lance Barton, Managing Principal. “He brings tremendous energy and expertise to a Vice President role that requires an abundance of both.”
Prior to joining HCB, Mr. Ourso served as Regional Vice President for Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Genworth Financial. He worked closely with financial advisors, money managers, and independent insurance agents to solve financial challenges for clients in the areas of business continuation, retirement planning, wealth transfer, and policy rescue.
Mr. Ourso is a licensed Registered Representative, holding Series 6 (Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representative), as well as a Life, A&H, and Variable Insurance License in the state of Florida. In addition, Ourso holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.
About Highland Capital Brokerage
Highland Capital Brokerage is a national brokerage company providing point-of-sale support, advanced marketing, and creative estate and business planning techniques to financial advisors and insurance professionals. We deliver these services in an efficient, client-focused environment that extends to carrier and product expertise, underwriting negotiation, and complete back-office processing. Our core competencies include life insurance, annuities, and long-term care. HCB delivers 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. To learn more about Highland Capital Brokerage, visit www.highlandbrokerage.com.
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About Ladenburg Thalmann
About Ladenburg Thalmann Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE MKT: LTS, LTS PrA) is a publicly-traded diversified financial services company based in Miami, Florida. Ladenburg’s subsidiaries include industry-leading independent broker-dealer firms Securities America, Inc., Triad Advisors, Inc., Securities Service Network, Inc., Investacorp, Inc. and KMS Financial Services, Inc., as well as Premier Trust, Inc., Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management Inc., Highland Capital Brokerage, Inc., a leading independent life insurance brokerage company, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., an investment bank which has been a member of the New York Stock Exchange for 135 years. The company is committed to investing in the growth of its subsidiaries while respecting and maintaining their individual business identities, cultures, and leadership. For more information, please visit www.ladenburg.com.
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