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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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 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 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 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 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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 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.