Diversified Brokerage Services, Inc. (DBS), announced the addition of Lori-Anne Walker to the DBS team in the role of Chief Underwriter.
With 27 years of brokerage business experience, Walker brings a wealth of underwriting and leadership expertise to DBS. After starting out in disability underwriting, she quickly expanded her knowledge of the industry and carved out her niche in working with high net worth cases, specializing in the older age market and capacity cases. Walker’s leadership roles and consulting experience with professional athletes and foreign travel give her added perspective on a variety of special circumstances along with valuable insight on how to position all types of unique situations.
Walker thoroughly understands medical and financial underwriting and has strong carrier relationships, making it easy for her to communicate successfully and position cases effectively and efficiently, reducing turnaround time and increasing placement ratios.
“We feel very fortunate to have found someone of Lori’s caliber to fulfill this role. I’m confident that Lori will play a key role in providing and implementing high quality solutions for our agents and their clients,” explained Chip Van Dusen, president of DBS. “I am very pleased to welcome Lori to our organization.”
Walker has been an active member of the Association of Home Office Underwriters for over 20 years and is certified in medical transcription. She has taken courses in medical terminology and EKG, and has passed several of the LOMA exams.
Walker will lead the in-house underwriting team, coordinating the advanced underwriting and concierge services offered to DBS’s valued agents and partners.
Walker may be reached via telephone at 800-869-1328 x218. Email: loriw@dbs-lifemark.com.
