Kathleen Alfano has been hired as vice president and chief underwriter at National Life Group.
Alfano works with National Life Group’s new business acquisition team in the Protection Division and reports to William Whitsell, senior vice president of operations.
“Kathleen is a strategic thought leader with a proven record of underwriting innovation and implementing creative solutions,” Whitsell said. “She brings with her over 20 years of financial services leadership, including more than 13 years of underwriting management. She is known in the industry as a very strong leader and underwriting technician.”
Prior to joining National Life Group, Alfano was vice president, head of underwriting at Prudential Financial (previously Hartford Financial). And before that she was vice president, new business and underwriting individual life and group evidence of insurability at Sun Life Financial.
The companies of National Life Group offer a broad range of financial products, including life insurance, annuities, and investments, and financial solutions in the form of estate, business succession and retirement planning strategies. They are a leading provider of 403(b) and 457(b) tax-deferred retirement plans, primarily in the K-12 school marketplace.