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Jennifer Hill, Brynn Ray, Jena Wendel join BrightBenefits, rounding out executive leadership team
- January 16, 2020
NASHVILLE, TN (January 16, 2020) – BrightBenefits, a recently established employee benefits company, is pleased to welcome Jennifer Hill, Brynn Ray and Jena Wendel to its executive leadership team. Under the leadership of President Danny Bentley, and along with Tim Carney, Executive Vice President & Chief Sales Officer, these additions will help further establish the company in the dental and vision insurance industries and strategically position it in the marketplace.
Jennifer Hill comes to BrightBenefits from Davis Vision by Versant Health, where she served as director of client management for national accounts. As Vice President Relationship Management, Hill will help design programs and develop partnerships that establish the company and meet clients’ unique and dynamic needs. During her time at Davis, Hill provided strategic leadership and a consultative approach to comprehensive vision benefits management for some of the country’s largest employers.
Joining BrightBenefits as Vice President Marketing, Brynn Ray will oversee the introduction of the brand to the marketplace and position it as a trusted partner and provider of benefits employees need and want to protect their families. Ray most recently served as Marketing and Communications Director for the Alamo in San Antonio. Prior to that, she served as Marketing Director for Versant Health, where her broad background and creative approach to messaging contributed to record sales for Davis Vision and created the new brand as it transitioned to Versant Health in 2018.
As Vice President Underwriting, Jena Wendel analyzes and designs pricing models for profitability and stability for all BrightBenefits product offerings, namely dental and vision insurance. Most recently, she served as Director of Underwriting for Davis Vision by Versant Health, where she ensured the integrity of underwriting activities, processes and filings and led the strategic development and implementation of innovative products for the business.
“We sought out some of the brightest talent in the industry to round out the BrightBenefits leadership team,” Bentley said. “I am excited with the additions as we continue to advance the company - this is the right team to build and deliver benefits that employees need and want for their families.”
About BrightBenefits
Established in 2019, BrightBenefits, a national dental and vision insurance business, is a strategic partnership between National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) and Insurance Capital Group (ICG). NGL and ICG, through its Federal Life Group, Inc. affiliate, have jointly developed and launched BrightBenefits. Policies will be issued by NGL and by Commercial Travelers Insurance Company, an A.M. Best A- (Excellent) rated affiliate of NGL, in which Federal Life will make a significant equity investment, subject to receiving regulatory approval. For more information, go to www.BrightBenefits.com.
About National Guardian Life Insurance Company
Established in 1909 National Guardian Life Insurance Company is an insurance company headquartered in Madison, Wis. Licensed to do business in 49 states and the District of Columbia, NGL markets preneed and individual life and annuities, as well as group markets products. NGL is rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Information about NGL can be found at www.nglic.com; Facebook: Facebook.com/NGLIC and LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-guardian-life-insurance-company.
Commercial Travelers Life Insurance Company (CT), which has been providing insurance coverage since 1883 and became a wholly owned, stock subsidiary of National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) in 2017.
www.nglic.com.
About Insurance Capital Group
Insurance Capital Group is a holding company which acquires and makes investments in insurance businesses across targeted sectors with a focus on sponsored demutualizations and other complex conversion transactions. Our objective is to create long term shareholder value as measured by growth in tangible book value through the ownership and oversight of our partner companies. For more information about us, visit www.insurancecap.com.
About Federal Life Group, Inc.
Federal Life Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: FLFG) is the parent of Federal Life Insurance Company (“FLIC”), an independently operated provider of quality life insurance and annuity products, incorporated in 1899. FLIC is headquartered in Riverwoods, Illinois, a suburb approximately thirty miles north of Chicago. FLIC is proud of its longstanding tradition of financial strength and stability and serves over 28,000 policyholders. For more information, go to www.federallife.com.
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Ratings current as of 02/21/19. National Guardian Life Insurance Company is not affiliated with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America a/k/a The Guardian or Guardian Life.
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