NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National
Financial Partners Corp. (NYSE: NFP), a leading provider of
benefits, insurance and wealth management services, today announced
that Dan Schwamb has joined NFP
Advisor Services Group as senior vice president, Business
Development. Mr. Schwamb will report directly to James L. Poer, president, NFP Advisor Services
Group. Mr. Schwamb was formerly vice president of business
development for LPL Financial Corporation (LPL Financial), where he
recruited more than 240 advisors with high levels of fees and gross
production. Mr. Schwamb successfully led a top-tier territory, and
was awarded LPL Financial's President's Award as a top
performer.
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Commenting on today's announcement, Mr. Poer said, "Dan has the
essential skills and vision needed to develop and implement a
successful business development strategy. He and his team will be
recruiting new firms to NFP Advisor Services Group and new advisors
to our existing firms. Dan has an exceptional track record of
proven results, and we are pleased to have him join our
organization."
Also commenting, Mr. Schwamb said, "NFP has a history of helping
advisors build successful multidiscipline practices with
industry-leading business platforms that empower independent
financial advisors to grow their businesses. I look forward
to contributing to the growth of the organization."
Mr. Schwamb holds a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from Wesley College, and
holds his FINRA Series 7, 73 and 65 licenses.
About NFP
National Financial Partners Corp. (NYSE:
NFP), and its benefits, insurance and wealth management businesses
provide diversified advisory and brokerage services to companies
and high net worth individuals, partnering with them to preserve
their assets and prosper over the long term. NFP advisors provide
innovative and comprehensive solutions, backed by NFP's national
scale and resources. NFP operates in three business segments. The
Corporate Client Group provides corporate and executive benefits,
retirement plans and property and casualty insurance. The
Individual Client Group includes retail and wholesale life
insurance brokerage and wealth management advisory services. The
Advisor Services Group serves independent financial advisors by
offering broker-dealer and asset management products and services.
Most recently NFP was ranked eighth on Business Insurance's 100
Largest Brokers of U.S. Business; second on Business Insurance's
Largest Agents and Brokers Headquartered in the U.S. Northeast; as
the ninth Top Global Insurance Broker by Best's Review; operated
the third largest Executive Benefits Provider of nonqualified
deferred compensation plans by total clients as ranked by
PlanSponsor; operated a top ten Independent Broker Dealer as ranked
by Investment Advisor; had three advisors ranked in Barron's Top
100 Independent Financial Advisors and is a leading independent
life insurance distributor according to many top-tier
carriers. For more information, visit www.nfp.com.
SOURCE NFP