Deanna Strable rose from actuarial intern to CEO of Principal Financial Group. Now she’s leading the 145-year-old company into a new era of retirement, benefits and technology-driven growth.
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Annuity sales are skyrocketing, and Mike Downing is on the front lines of those record-busting sales. Downing is co-president of Athene USA and chief operating officer of Athene Holding. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations and is an advocate for unlocking the demand for annuities by improving the customer experience.
When carriers want feedback on a new product, they turn to Sheryl Moore, CEO of Wink Inc. Moore is obsessed with everything concerning indexed life and annuity products and believes agents and advisors should think in simpler terms about these life-changing products.
MassMutual’s Paul LaPiana on blending career and independent channels while staying true to core offerings.
Chairman of the Board and CEO of Pan‑American Life Insurance Group José Suquet said that starting his career as an agent with the company “was the best decision I could have ever made.”
President and CEO of Royal Neighbors of America Zarifa Brown Reynolds shares the mission of the fraternal life insurance organization she leads: insure lives, support women and serve communities.
Building on SILAC’s annuity success, President and Chief Marketing Officer Dan Acker sees technology as the key to unlocking future growth.
From her start as an intern to heading product development, Alison Reed discusses her unique career at Jackson National Life, and how she is helping to accelerate the future of annuities.
‘Age Wave’ think tank founder Ken Dychtwald discusses the implications of aging, health and financial wellness
Genworth CEO Tom McInerney discusses the implications of millions of baby boomers needing long-term care in the future and how his company is facing the challenge of helping them fund it.
Brian Peterson talks about his path from teacher and coach to president of AmeriLife Group’s Accumulation and Retirement Income Distribution division, and what the future looks like for one of the industry’s largest marketing and distribution businesses.
The genie is out of the bottle when it comes to the marriage of protection and accumulation in providing true holistic financial planning, says Bruce Donaldson, partner and CEO of the Simplicity Group, a leading financial products distribution firm.
Bryan Adams’ path took him from funeral homes and folding shirts to heading an industry juggernaut, Integrity Marketing Group.
National Life Group’s chairman, CEO and president Mehran Assadi made the journey from “geek” to the top of the company, creating what he calls a successful “175-year-old startup” along the way.
Previously a collection of relatively anonymous brands, TruStage — now unified under its new branding and helmed by a new CEO — is working to build its share of the middle market as it builds on a loyal base of credit union members.
Less than 18 months after taking the helm of AuguStar Reitrement, President and CEO Clifford Jack touts the firm’s success … as well as the unlimited upside he sees going forward.
Lynne Franklin has a unique definition of persuasion. Learn her secrets to helping a client reach their own decision and say “yes.”
Matt Berman says he’s in a unique position as president and CEO of Foresters Financial, a 150-year-old fraternal organization with a mission to enrich the lives of middle-market families.
Sammons Chairman and CEO Esfand Dinshaw sees “instant” underwriting decisions as the key to increasing life insurance sales — and AI as the key to achieving that immediacy.
IUL — which F&G president and CEO Chris Blunt describes as “the Swiss Army knife” of life products — and annuities helped F&G have a great 2023 while the company adds RILAs to its product mix for 2024.
