LinkedIn LIVE: Industry Insights With Bryan Hodgens — How the Rise in Independent Distribution is Changing the Insurance Industry

Overview

Who Should Watch

Leaders, advisors, managers and agents as well as carriers or professionals responsible for the distribution of insurance products.

Highlights

Over the past few decades, shifts in distribution have significantly changed the U.S. life insurance market, altering the power dynamic for carriers. In the next LinkedIn Live, Bryan Hodgens, head of LIMRA Research, and John Carroll, head of Life & Annuities, LIMRA and LOMA, will discuss the many ways the increase in independent distribution has influenced product design and sales. They will also explore the trends that will shape the future of the market.

Presenters

Bryan Hodgens, AIF

Senior Vice President, Head of Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Bryan Hodgens, AIF

Senior Vice President, Head of Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Bryan Hodgens is Senior Vice President and Head of Research for LIMRA and LOMA. In this capacity, he develops and executes the research strategy for both the distribution and retirement research programs, focused on providing insights and best practices to address the current and emerging business challenges facing LIMRA members.

Hodgens joined LIMRA in 2022 with more than 25 years of executive experience at companies such as AIG, Wells Fargo Advisors and Asset Growth Partners. Most recently, he was senior vice president and head of LPL Financials’ Retirement Plans and Financial Planning Group.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Emory University in Atlanta Georgia.

John Carroll, MBA

Senior Vice President and Head of Insurance and Annuities – U.S. and Canada, LIMRA and LOMA

John Carroll, MBA

Senior Vice President and Head of Insurance and Annuities – U.S. and Canada, LIMRA and LOMA

John Carroll began his career at Merrill Lynch and over the course of 20 years held a variety of sales and marketing roles, culminating in Managing Director, Head of Distribution and Co-Head of Merrill Lynch Insurance Group. After Merrill Lynch, he joined Allianz Global Investors (AGI) where he was Chief Operating Officer for AGI Distributors (AGID), their U.S. Broker Dealer, and ultimately Head of U.S. Retail Distribution and served as the Chief Executive Officer of AGID. He joined LIMRA and LOMA from Epoch Investment Partners, an institutional asset management firm, where he was Head of Intermediary Client Relations. He holds a BA in Economics and an MBA from Rutgers University.