Symetra Expands Sales Team with Three East Coast Reps

The sales consultants will represent Symetra True Variable Annuitywith fee-only registered investment advisers and fee-based broker/dealer advisers from Maine to Pennsylvania:

Cohenjoins Symetra from Sentinel Investments where he was senior vice president, investment strategy group, responsible for sales support to the registered investment adviser channel nationwide. He previously held sales positions with J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management, State Street Research and Hartford Life Distributors. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College, and Series 7 and 65 licenses from FINRA. Based in Philadelphia, Cohen is Symetra’s senior investment specialist for Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Olig most recently was regional marketing director at Hartford Mutual Funds, where he served on the Hartford Mutual Funds Advisory Board. Before his eight years at The Hartford, Olig worked at Putnam Investments as an internal wholesaler and regional sales associate. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Central College in Iowa, and Series 6, 7 and 63 licenses from FINRA. Based in Boston, Olig is Symetra’s senior investment specialist for the New England area.

Terranova brings to Symetra extensive investment product sales experience at Prudential, State Street Global Advisors and, most recently, at Tocqueville Asset Management. At Tocqueville, he served as director of intermediary sales and worked with registered investment advisers, wirehouses, retirement platform providers and key account partners. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, and Series 7 and 63 licenses from FINRA. He has the following certifications: CIMA, AIF, CMFC and AAMS. Based in northern New Jersey, Terranova is Symetra’s senior investment specialist for the Greater New York market.