Guardian Life Names New VP

The Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America named Kevin Benjamin VP, career agency distribution. In addition to his current responsibilities, Benjamin will lead the general agency regional VPs, financial representative recruiting, training and middle management teams. He will continue to report to Don Sullivan, SVP and head of agency distribution and Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life.

According to Guardian, Benjamin joined the company in 2009 as field VP to lead the New Agency Recruiting and Integration Team. In 39 months, his team recruited 31 agency managers, improved numerous systems, and led new agencies to record levels of recruiting and production success.

Benjamin began his career with Minnesota Mutual Life in 1991 and has experience in field distribution, agency recruitment and the improvement of people development systems. He also has worked for MassMutual, Ameriprise and Principal Financial Group.

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