LinkedIn Live: Industry Insights with Bryan Hodgens — The Six Forces Reshaping Financial Services Distribution

Overview

Who Should Join

Financial services distribution leaders — including executives at carriers, distributors, and advisory firms — who want to understand the market forces reshaping distribution strategy and partnerships

Highlights

What’s really behind the wave of M&A, private equity investment, and shifting partnerships across financial services distribution?

Join us for our next LinkedIn Live as Cindy Hoes, MBA, Head of Distribution Research, unveils the Six Forces Reshaping Financial Services Distribution—the trends every distribution leader needs on their radar right now.

During this session, we’ll:

Introduce the six forces transforming the distribution landscape
Explore why each trend matters for distribution leaders today
Take a deep dive into the first force: Strategic Consolidation—and what it means for carriers, distributors, and advisors.

Presenters

Bryan Hodgens

Senior Vice President, Head of Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Bryan Hodgens

Senior Vice President, Head of Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Bryan Hodgens is Senior Vice President and Head of Research for LIMRA and LOMA. In this capacity, he develops and executes the research strategy for both the distribution and retirement research programs, focused on providing insights and best practices to address the current and emerging business challenges facing LIMRA members.

Hodgens joined LIMRA in 2022 with more than 25 years of executive experience at companies such as AIG, Wells Fargo Advisors and Asset Growth Partners. Most recently, he was senior vice president and head of LPL Financials’ Retirement Plans and Financial Planning Group.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Emory University in Atlanta Georgia.

Cindy Hoes, MBA

Corporate Vice President, Head of Distribution Research , LIMRA and LOMA

Cindy Hoes, MBA

Corporate Vice President, Head of Distribution Research , LIMRA and LOMA

Cindy Hoes leads the organization’s research and thought leadership on financial services distribution, with a focus on distribution economics, organizational models, and emerging market trends. Cindy oversees more than 20 benchmark and discovery research studies as well as strategic collaborations with third-party consultants.

Prior to joining LIMRA and LOMA, Cindy served as Associate Vice President of the Nationwide Retirement Institute where she led strategy and research for programs that simplified the complexity of financial and retirement planning and workplace solutions for financial professionals, companies, and consumers.

Cindy is a Doctoral candidate at Burgundy School of Business, holds a Master of Business Administration from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Contact us to learn more:

Kayden Jarnagan

Marketing Specialist, Social Media & PR

LIMRA and LOMA

860-298-3941

kjarnagan@limra.com