Douglas Mishkin Email & Phone Number

Douglas A. Mishkin, a third generation insurance professional, is President & CEO of Algren Associates, Inc. Algren serves as The Advisors’ Insurance Partner, helping advisors craft efficient estate and wealth transfer solutions using insurance and risk management based concepts. Although Doug entered the family industry, he chose a different career path from his father and grandfather, who built one of the nation’s largest multi-line and insurance benefits firms. He started his career as an agent with MassMutual Financial Group and The Guardian Life Insurance Company. In 1993, he moved to the independent channel by joining Bufkin, Hefferon & Siegel, a brokerage general agency in Manhattan, as their Brokerage Manager. He was offered the opportunity to join Algren Associates, Inc. in 1997 and, in 2001, was named President of the firm. In 2006, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer when Algren’s founder retired. Doug served as Chairman of the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) in 2008, having previously served as a board member for seven years and as chair of its membership committee. He has sat on numerous insurance carrier field advisory councils including North American, Genworth, United of Omaha, ING, and MetLife, helping them strengthen and develop product lines and more effectively communicate with their distribution partners. He is frequently quoted and published in financial journals and publications, and is an active speaker for national insurance and financial organizations. He has addressed international advisor forums from the Ukraine, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Western Europe. Doug and his sons reside on the Jersey Shore.

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