Prudential Group Insurance promotes Jessica Gillespie to head of distribution; hires Tim Weber to lead voluntary benefits dis...
April 09 2019 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Jessica Gillespie has been promoted to head of
distribution for Prudential Group Insurance and Tim Weber has
joined as vice president, voluntary benefits distribution and
workplace markets, underscoring the group benefits carrier’s
commitment to growing its core businesses and talent pipeline.
Prudential Group Insurance is a unit of Prudential Financial, Inc.
(NYSE: PRU).
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Additionally, Chuck Brousseau, previously Group Insurance’s head
of distribution, has been named Prudential Group Insurance’s chief
operations officer. Both Brousseau and Gillespie will report to
Jamie Kalamarides, president of Prudential Group Insurance, and sit
on the Group Insurance Strategic Leadership Team.
Weber, who joined Prudential on April 8, will report to
Gillespie. In this newly created role, he will be responsible for
the growth and retention of employee-paid insurance products within
the group workplace and optimizing employee engagement with Group
Insurance’s growing portfolio of financial wellness products and
services.
Weber joins Prudential from Mercer, where he was the national
leader for voluntary benefits and marketplace solutions. He has
more than 20 years of experience as an insurance executive and
holds both Bachelor of Science and Master of Business
Administration degrees from The University of Iowa.
“In order to make our customers’ lives better in our changing
world, we need the best talent around the table. Jess, Chuck and
Tim are all respected leaders with a breadth of industry
experience,” Kalamarides said. “Under Jess’s leadership, and with
Tim’s deep experience and expertise, our growing voluntary business
will evolve and expand its focus on the financial wellness needs of
our individual customers.”
Gillespie has proven to be a skilled leader in Group Insurance,
including as vice president and head of national accounts, vice
president of strategic partnerships and distribution excellence,
and as the creator and leader of the Key Accounts Program. Prior to
Prudential, she was with Cigna focusing on producer relations,
product development and human resource operations.
“In addition to providing very strong leadership to the
operations function, Brousseau will bring a deep understanding of
the customers’ needs and perspectives that will help us continue to
refine our pricing, operations and service models,” Kalamarides
added.
About Prudential Group Insurance
Prudential Group Insurance manufactures and distributes a full
range of group life, long-term and short-term disability and
corporate and trust-owned life insurance in the U.S. to
institutional clients primarily for use within employee and
membership benefit plans. The business also sells critical illness,
accidental death and dismemberment and other ancillary coverages.
In addition, the business provides plan administrative services in
connection with its insurance coverages, and administrative
services for employee paid and unpaid leave, including FMLA, ADA,
and PFL.
About Prudential Financial, Inc.
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services
leader, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin
America. Prudential’s diverse and talented employees are committed
to helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect
their wealth through a variety of products and services, including
life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual
funds and investment management. In the U.S., Prudential’s iconic
Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and
innovation for more than a century. For more information, please
visit news.prudential.com.
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