Why Fidelity Life

Jim brings over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry in both actuarial science and direct marketing. While president of Zurich Direct, the company grew to become a leading direct marketer of term life insurance in the United States. Jim began his career at Bankers Life & Casualty, later joining Zurich Life, where he was promoted to chief actuary. Jim is a graduate of the University of Illinois.

• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries

Before joining Fidelity life, he started his career as a trial attorney with dozens of first-chair jury trials and arbitrations. During his 20-year career with the Allstate Corporation, John held various senior roles in the company’s legal department, including Chief Counsel to Allstate’s Agency Operations team and to Allstate’s President of the East Region, as well as Lead Corporate Counsel for Allstate’s marketing team. He is also a former member of the Board of the New Jersey Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Fund.

John is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and the John Marshall Law School.

• Member of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI)
• Member of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
• Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)

Prior to Fidelity Life, Marc was Chief Actuary of Guarantee Trust Life and held leadership roles at CNA Insurance. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Life and Health Guaranty Association.

A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Marc also holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)
• Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA)
• Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA)
• Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI)
• Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU)

With more than 20 years of experience in direct-to-consumer marketing and branding, Melissa has built deep knowledge of customer acquisition and led digital transformation within insurance, education, and e-commerce businesses. She served as Chief Marketing Officer for GoHealth, a Medicare insurance broker, as well as Chief Marketing Officer for Endurance Warranty, a leader in auto protection services. At Perdoceo Education Corporation, Melissa held marketing leadership positions responsible for new student enrollment and retention; and as a digital native, helped establish search engine and social media marketing at CareerBuilder.com. She began her career in advertising guiding established brands like Ford Motor Company and La-Z-Boy through digital transformation.

Melissa graduated from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan with a BBA in Marketing where she also completed Public Relations studies.