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. Andrew J. Larsen has more than 35 years of executive, underwriting and claims experience in the property & casualty and life insurance and reinsurance industry. Mr. Larsen served as Executive Vice President of GE Financial Assurance between 2000 and 2003. Prior GE positions included President of the Income Distribution Group and Chairman, Director and Executive Vice President of First Colony Life Insurance Company. During his tenure at GE, he also served as an officer and Director of the Board of several other GE property & casualty and life insurance subsidiaries. Prior to joining GE, Mr. Larsen served as the Executive Vice President of First Colony Life Insurance Company. Between 1969 and 1986, he held executive, management, underwriting, claims and sales positions at well-known organizations like CIGNA Corporation, Chubb & Son, Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company.
Mr. Larsen has been a member of the Society of Financial Service Professionals since 1987. He earned his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation in 1991 and became a Certified Financial Planner (ChFC) in 1994. In addition, Mr. Larsen is a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) earned at the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters. Mr. Larsen has been active in industry organizations like National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA), Alliance of American Insurers, National Association of Variable Annuities and American Council of Life Insurance. He has written and published several publications and articles and earned numerous honors and awards including being named by Insurance Distribution & Enrollment Magazine to the list of the 100 Most Powerful People in the US Insurance Industry (2002). During 1998, Mr. Larsen was the recipient of both the GE Everest Award and GE Pinnacle Award. Mr. Larsen received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Ursinus College, an MBA in Insurance & Risk Management from Temple University, and Graduate Study in Life Insurance from University of Hartford | 