Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life®) announced that it hired Kelly LaVigne as senior director of Advanced Markets. LaVigne will be responsible for overseeing the content and marketing of advanced markets tools and services used by financial professionals. He will report to the vice president of Distribution Marketing Doug Koenen.
“Kelly brings more than 25 years of experience in financial services to Allianz Life,” said Koenen. “He has an extensive track record of success in delivering new and innovative advanced markets solutions which will be beneficial to our financial professionals.”
Prior to joining Allianz Life, LaVigne was director of Advanced Markets and Industry and Regulatory Strategies for Transamerica Capital Management. In that role, he delivered advanced markets workshops for financial professionals and coordinated preparedness projects for the implementation of the Department of Labor fiduciary rule. LaVigne was also vice president of Advanced Markets for AXA Equitable where he published a book on retirement income planning. Previously, he held leadership roles with ING/Aetna Financial Services and was an advanced markets attorney for Travelers Life and Annuity.
LaVigne earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications and marketing from Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT, and holds a Juris Doctorate from Western New England College School of Law in West Springfield, MA. He also holds FINRA Series 6 and 26 securities registrations and is a Certified National Instructor for Life Insurance Continuing Education.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, one of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2017, has been keeping its promises since 1896. Today, it carries on that tradition, helping Americans achieve their retirement income and protection goals with a variety of annuities and life insurance products. In 2016, Allianz Life provided a total of $2.6 billion in benefit payments that supported policyholders’ financial objectives. As a leading provider of fixed index annuities, Allianz Life is part of Allianz SE, a global leader in the financial services industry with 142,000 employees in more than 70 countries worldwide. More than 85 million private and corporate customers rely on Allianz knowledge, global reach, and capital strength to help them make the most of financial opportunities.
