Legal & General America (LGA) announced the appointment of James Galli to executive vice president, business strategy and innovation. Galli will be responsible for creating new capabilities to support organizational growth and financial returns.
Collaborating with L&G Group, Legal & General Investment Management America (LGIMA), and Legal & General Retirement America (LGRA) colleagues, Galli will lead the LGA team to identify and develop strategies to expand LGA’s portfolio of products, broaden its distribution channels, and drive transformation that differentiates LGA in existing and new markets. He will report to Gene R.Gilbertson, LGA’s president and CEO.
Galli will be a director on the boards of Banner Life Insurance Company and William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York.
“Jim Galli’s background is a remarkable fit for this leadership role at Legal & General America,” said Gene R. Gilbertson, president and CEO. “He is a highly qualified executive with significant experience in sales, marketing, product development, and operational platforms. We’re looking forward to working wiath him to identify and frame strategic issues and growth opportunities. I am confident he will quickly earn the respect of LGA’s employees and distribution partners.”
“I couldn’t be more excited to be joining Legal & General America and working with the LGA team, said Galli. “I’m eager to share my experience across products, marketing and distribution channels to help position LGA for further innovation and growth. I look forward to building upon LGA’s market-leading position and strong history of bringing valuable and relevant protection products to American families.”
Galli brings with him an extensive background of over 30 years in the domestic and international life insurance industry. His experience includes over 12 years with MassMutual serving in various executive roles within the life, annuity and disability areas followed by nearly 11 years with AIG where he held a series of progressively responsible positions both within the US and abroad focusing on new business development, strategic marketing and product management.
Galli joined MetLife in 2011 where he was responsible for establishing best practice strategies within the International business lines. In 2012, he was asked to create and lead the US Sponsored Direct business which centered on meeting the protection needs of the middle market. Since 2015, he has been serving as senior vice president, Innovation and Partnerships within MetLife Direct where he was responsible for managing B2B distribution and third party marketing partnerships, executing customer cross sell strategies and launching an innovation lab established to “incubate” new products, technologies, channels and partnerships.
