North American Life Group Names New President

As you know, Steve Palmitier, current president and chief operating officer for Sammons Life Insurance Group announced his retirement earlier this year. Today I am pleased to announce that Jerry Blair will become the next president of Sammons Life Insurance Group. This important change will be effective January 1, 2022.

Jerry joined Sammons® Financial Group in 2005 and was promoted to chief distribution officer for the life group in January 2019. He knows the life insurance industry well and our business inside out. He has a proven track record of strong leadership and communication skills, broad distribution relationships, and deep industry knowledge and experience. He is uniquely qualified to lead our North American life division into the future.

During Jerry’s tenure at SFG, he has been a critical part of many of the decisions and actions to move our strategy forward. He has spent the past few years working directly with Steve to redefine our go-to-market strategy. This hands-on experience will ensure a continuation of our plans in key areas of our business.

We are focused on executing a seamless transition. To that end, we remain committed to our strategy and value proposition, as well as the life insurance industry as a whole.

The future is bright and we are dedicated to our mutual future successes. Thank you for your continued business and commitment to North American.