Pan-American Life Insurance Group has appointed Bruce Parker senior vice president, global life insurance. He will be responsible for all individual life insurance business in Latin America; will lead as chairman of Pan-American International Insurance Corporation and Pan-American Assurance Company International, Inc.; and will develop the life strategy for the U.S. Hispanic market. Additionally, he will be a member of both the executive management and senior management committees.

Parker is the former president, CEO and chairman of Old Mutual US Life and held leadership responsibilities for several of its subsidiaries. Prior to Old Mutual, Parker was senior vice president of distribution for Jefferson Pilot Financial.

Parker earned a BA in economics from the State University of New York at Oswego and an MS in management from The American College. He also holds a Leadership Certificate from Cornell University. Parker is a former board member of LIMRA International and a current trustee of The American College.

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