Covr Financial Technologies announced that Jim Gothers has been appointed as Head of National Sales for its financial institution business, supporting banks, brokerage firms, wealth management firms and RIA partner firms. Reporting to Jim will be Covr’s insurance sales consultant team, advanced insurance division, policy analytics team, and key account directors.
Jim brings unquestioned innovation, insurance, financial planning and sales leadership experience to the role. He spent fourteen years with Merrill Lynch and Bank of America leading insurance distribution nationally. Jim led thirty specialists from the insurance, trust, long-term care, and annuity areas as National Sales Manager for Merrill’s insurance group. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Jim was one of Hartford Life’s leading account executives supporting brokerage firms, banks, independent broker dealers, and independent agents. He began his career with Cigna’s life insurance group. Jim is a sought-after presenter and is passionate about engaging advisors and clients in making insurance part of their financial planning and wellness efforts.
“Jim brings an amazing breadth of skills to the role. He has a track record of driving innovation through strategic sales leadership,” said Mike Kalen, CEO of Covr Financial Technologies. “We are excited to have Jim in this role as Covr continues to innovate and simplify insurance for financial advisors. Adding Jim’s experience to Covr’s leadership team will accelerate our growth.”
Covr’s three products offer a full suite of digital life insurance platforms, tools and planning services for financial institutions, including: Covr Advisor for financial advisors, Covr Consumer for banks, credit unions and other financial institutions offering insurance products directly to their customers, and Covr Insights for inforce policy management.
