In Memoriam
The brokerage industry, and in particular the long term care insurance battlefield, has lost one of its most passionate, articulate and charismatic leaders. L. Nicholas “Nick” Hogan, LTCP, LUTCF, age 66, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2016 after a short illness.
Nick served our industry for 34 years. After receiving his B.S. from Xavier University and his M.A. from The Ohio State University, he became a career agent and manager with Mass Mutual and later a regional VP for Meridian Insurance. In 1994 he founded Gahanna, OH-based Insurance Advisors to assist agents throughout the United States in growing their businesses.
Nick received numerous sales and industry awards, was a member of the MDRT and was a Fellow in the Life Underwriting Training Council. But he brought a seemingly boundless supply of knowledge and creativity to the sale of long term care insurance. He was nationally lauded for his expertise in LTCI. He was a Long Term Care Professional Certified Trainer, Co-founder of America’s Long Term Care Insurance Experts, LTCI instructor for The American College and a Certified LTCI Partnership Trainer. He was also a driving force for LTCI in the Diversified Marketing Group (DMG) which he chaired for many years.
He authored “Top 10 Reasons to Own LTCI Even if you Never File a Claim” and was a technical advisor to Ronald Iverson for his publication “Long Term Care Insurance Handbook for Accountants and Attorneys.” He authored many articles for industry journals and was, thankfully, a frequent contributor to this publication.
Nick was a frequent speaker and panelist at such organizations as The Franklin University, America’s Association of Long Term Care Insurance, and the Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance conference. I had the privilege of sharing many wonderful conversations with Nick at the ILTCI, where he imparted his wisdom, enthusiastically interspersed with an inexhaustible supply of (to be kind) mediocre jokes.
Nick is survived by his wife of 43 years, Karen, and their children, Ryan and Sr. Elizabeth, CFR (Cailin). Insurance Advisors will continue to be a force in the fight to help consumers mitigate one of their greatest financial risks, the need for long term care, under the competent and insightful leadership of Ryan Hogan.
A good measure of the passion for LTCI that I express periodically in this column, and at industry conferences and BGA gatherings, is fueled by the insight, knowledge, mentorship and genuine consumer concern enthusiastically gifted by the always extended hand of Nick Hogan. He was one of those wonderful bright spots you could always count on to bring a welcome smile in the midst of the rigors of bustling conferences. He will be greatly and widely missed. Rest in peace my friend.[SPH]
