Partners Advantage Insurance Services, LLC, has appointed Charlie Gipple Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his new position, Gipple will manage all sales, marketing, recruiting, agent training and sales support activities across all company segments, which include the Platinum, Premier and Advantage divisions. Partners Advantage is a NAIFA IA Partner and a national marketing organization serving the life, annuity and linked-benefit needs of agencies throughout the country.

"Our SVP's key role is to ensure our sales and marketing are laser-focused on achieving our aggressive growth targets and ensure our robust resources are maximized by the agencies we serve," stated Partners Advantage President James Wong." Charlie has an established track record of adding unique value to agencies and their agents; we are excited to have him continue these efforts with Partners Advantage."

Most recently, Gipple served as the national director of index products at Genworth. Prior to joining Genworth, he was a vice president at ING for 11 years, leading a number of diverse product lines and distribution channels. He has worked in client sales, account management and product development, as well as the wholesaling of life insurance, annuity and mutual fund products. He has extensive experience working with Independent Marketing Organizations (IMOs), Brokerage General Agencies (BGAs), broker dealers and banks.

In addition to his leadership experience, Gipple is well recognized in the annuity and life insurance industry as a speaker and has extensive experience with index products, financial markets, financial legislation, behavioral finance and the positioning of insurance products. His articles have been featured in numerous industry publications and he has appeared on TheStreet.com and AM Best TV.

For more information, contact Partners Advantage at 888-251-5525 or visit www.partnersadvantage.com.

Ayo Mseka
Editor-in-Chief