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The key strength of our company rests in our people, professionals with proven success records, full time employees…NOT
contracted underwriters. The average underwriting experience of our
team is 25 years with multiple brokerage life carriers. They have
earned respected reputation among Reinsurers, Actuaries and Agents.
Our Team
Jeremy S. Holmes,
FALU, FLMI, CLU, President
Jerry is President of HOVIN Underwriting Partners, Inc. and
co-founder of the company in 2005 with Janet Vincent. Jerry
brings to HOVIN 45 years of life underwriting experience. Jerry
is a Fellow with Distinction of the Academy of Life
Underwriting, Fellow Life Management Institute, a Chartered Life
Underwriter, and past President of the Home Office Life
Underwriters Association, now AHOU. An AHOU member, he attends
several industry meetings each year.
Janet L. Vincent, Executive Vice
President
Jan is Executive Vice President of HOVIN Underwriting
Partners and co-founder of the company in 2005. Prior to opening
HOVIN, Jan was Assistant Vice President of Underwriting and New
Business for a major life insurance company. Jan brings over 25
years of life underwriting experience. One of her specialties is
the designing of new underwriting and new business systems and
implementing new underwriting programs. A few of these
underwriting programs are the Teleapp Program and the Express
Underwriting Team. Jan is a member of AHOU, has completed
various CLU and LOMA exams, and attends yearly industry meetings
to keep abreast of current information and technology.
Herbert W. Jones, Assistant Vice President of Underwriting
Herb has been with HOVIN Underwriting Partners since 2006. He
is responsible for the management of the underwriting staff.
Prior to joining HOVIN, Herb’s successful career includes
management positions at major life insurance companies. Herb
brings over 40 years underwriting experience to HOVIN. Herb is a
member of AHOU and has passed several LOMA exams. He attends
several industry meetings annually.
Elizabeth W. Bussolini, Chief Underwriter
Beth joined HOVIN in 2006. She brings HOVIN over 20 years of
Brokerage underwriting and new business experience. She is a
graduate of Briarwood College. Before coming to HOVIN, Beth
underwrote multi-million dollar cases as well as mentored junior
underwriters. She was responsible for new underwriter training
on procedures and systems. Beth is proficient at EKG
interpretation and has attended multiple medical seminars. She
is a member of AHOU and attends industry meetings annually.
Leeann Hansen,
Assistant Vice President of Underwriting
Leeann joined HOVIN in 2007, bringing 20year experience in
the life insurance industry. Her most recently held position
before joining us was as Chief Underwriter/Manager. Leeann also
worked as a Policy Issue Specialist, Case Manager, and Director
of Underwriting. She has completed LOMA and ALU courses and
attends several industry meetings each year.
James S. Godin,
FLMI, Chief Underwriter
Jim joined HOVIN in 2006 and brings HOVIN over 40 years of
underwriting experience at major life insurance companies. He is
a specialist in large complex cases. Jim is a member of AHOU and
is a Fellow of Life Management Institute. Jim is a graduate of
the University of Connecticut with a BS in Business.
Heather M. Hanecak, Chief Underwriter
Heather has been with HOVIN since 2006. She brought with her
over 20 years of Brokerage Underwriting and New Business support
experience at major life insurance companies, most recently as
Chief Underwriter. Heather is a member of AHOU and has completed
LOMA and ALU courses. She has attended multiple medical seminars
and attends several industry meetings annually.
James T. Langan, Chief Underwriter
Jim joined HOVIN in 2007, bringing with him 40 years of
underwriting experience. Jim came to us from a major life
reinsurance company where he was Assistant Vice President
(Underwriting Risk Manager) for over 20 years where he conducted
full time underwriting audits of client companies, underwrote
large complex cases, set up EKG training and mentored new
underwriters. He has completed LOMA and ALU courses. Jim is a
member of AHOU and on the executive committee for HSUA- the
Hartford/Springfield Underwriter Association.
Robert J. Lapierre,
FLMI, Chief Underwriter
Bob joined HOVIN in 2007 and has brought HOVIN over 40 years
of brokerage underwriting experience. He is a graduate of
Fairfield University. Bob is a Fellow of the Life Management
Institute. He worked many years at a large company in Hartford,
Connecticut where he was an underwriter and manager of the new
business area. Before coming to HOVIN, Bob was Chief Underwriter
at a major life insurance company, specializing in large,
complex, older age cases where he was part of the Large Case
team. He is a mentor to many of the other underwriters. Bob is
also a NASD Registered Representative. He attends several
industry meetings each year.
Denise M. Girardin, Director, Underwriting
Denise joined HOVIN in 2007 after working at a major
insurance company as Assistant Underwriting Director. Denise
brings HOVIN over 25 years of insurance background with business
experience in individual life, group life and disability
insurance underwriting, policy administration and customer
service along with excellent EKG interpretation knowledge. She
attends several industry meetings each year.
Tracey L. Bottum, Assistant Director, Underwriting
Tracey came to HOVIN in 2007 after working for a major
insurance company as an Assistant Director of Underwriting. She
represented the underwriting department on projects to assist
with new system implementations, system enhancements and
workflows. Tracey was responsible for underwriter training on
procedures and systems. Tracey is proficient at EKG
interpretation. She attends several industry meetings each year.
Kendra Campbell, Assistant Director, Underwriting
Kendra joined HOVIN in 2007 after working for a major
insurance company as an Assistant Director. She is a graduate of
the University of Connecticut. She has completed LOMA and ALU
courses. Kendra has brought us over 6 years of underwriting
experience. She also helped create and implement a training
program for new underwriters. She attends several industry
meetings a year.
Heather R. Harris, Assistant Director, Underwriting
Heather joined HOVIN in 2007 after working for a major life
insurance company where she worked as a Senior Life Underwriter.
Heather has over 7 years of Brokerage underwriting and new
business experience. She has completed several LOMA and ALU
courses and attendance of various medical seminars. Heather is a
member of AHOU and attends industry meetings on an annual basis.
Patricia R. Hays, Assistant Director, Underwriting
Pat joined HOVIN in 2007 after working for several major
insurance companies as a brokerage underwriter bringing to us
over 20 years of insurance background and business management
experience. She is a graduate of The University of Hartford
where she received her BA, and she received her MA at Saint
Joseph’s College. She attends several industry meetings a year.
Eileen Kruczek, Assistant Director, Underwriting
Eileen started at HOVIN in 2007 and has brought us 25 years
of experience in Life Underwriting and over 8 years experience
in the brokerage market. She has completed LOMA and ALU courses.
Eileen is a member of AHOU and attends industry meetings on an
annual basis.
Cass Bussolini, Life Underwriter
Cass came to HOVIN in 2007 after graduating from Briarwood
College, bringing with her over 5 years experience in the
insurance business. Prior to her work at HOVIN, Cass held the
positions of Case Manager, New Business Assistant, and Assistant
Underwriter at a major life insurance company.
Dana A. Dzurnak, Life Underwriter
Dana joined HOVIN in 2007 with experience as both an
Underwriting Assistant and as a New Business Case Manager for a
major insurance company. Dana has 7 years of work experience in
an insurance environment. Dana graduated from Tunxis Community
College with a degree in Marketing Management, and she has
completed several ALU and LOMA courses.
Korinne Hadad, Life Underwriter
Korinne came to HOVIN in 2007, bringing 13 years of
experience in the insurance business. She graduated from Bryant
College in 1994 with a degree in Business Administration,
Finance and has since held positions such as Underwriter
Assistant, Medical Underwriter, Director of New Business and
Policy Issue, and Senior New Business Specialist. She also has
earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management
from the University of Hartford. She attends several industry
meetings per year.
Michelle L. Richter, Operations Specialist
Michelle started with HOVIN in 2008 bringing 17 years of experience in
the insurance industry. Prior to joining HOVIN she held the positions
of Manager of Contracts and Sales Agreements, National Accounts
Coordinator, and New Business Case Manager for a major life insurance
company. Michelle is a graduate of Bay Path College and has completed
several LOMA courses. She is also Series 6 and 63 licensed.
Bette Holmes, Information Technology Services
Bette brings insurance technology, business analysis and management
information skills to HOVIN. During her 35 year property-casualty
insurance career, she has held business and IT management positions at
major Hartford based insurers.
Katie L. Garcia, Operations Team Leader
Katie joined HOVIN in 2007. Before coming to HOVIN she worked
as a Support Specialist, Senior Status Representative, and
Underwriting Assistant at a major life insurance company. Katie
brings over 20 years of brokerage market experience. Katie’s
most recent position before coming to HOVIN was as an
Underwriter at a reputable brokerage insurance company. She has
completed a LOMA course. She has also attended industry meetings
and received basic EKG training.
Susan Rosenbach, Sr. New Business Specialist
Sue joined HOVIN in 2008 bringing 20 years of insurance experience and a
wealth of knowledge in the New Business Department. She held the
positions of Sr. New Business Specialist, Brokerage Operations Analyst,
and Team Leader for major life insurance companies.
Dawn Ryzak, New Business Specialist
Dawn started at HOVIN in 2007 after spending 7 years in a New Business
and underwriting environment. She worked as a New Business Processor for
a major life insurance company and later as an Underwriting Assistant.
Dawn graduated from Tunxis Community College in 2003 with a degree in
Business Office Technology.
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