Deal Talk With 7ma

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, 7 Mile partner Leroy Davis talks with Barry Jacobson, insurance executive with Paradigm Partners who has over 40 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before accepting his current position with Paradigm Partners, Barry spent years in product development and ran the U.S. life insurance business for Travelers. Barry was also the founder and former President of International Life at ACE, which is now Chubb. Barry is also the creator of https://www.actuarialfoundation.org/math-motivators-tutoring-program/ (Math Motivators), a volunteer-driven math tutoring program that pairs high school students in under served communities with tutors. Barry begins the episode by providing an overview of the current state of the direct-to-consumer market and why the life insurance industry has lagged behind most other industries when it comes to direct-to-consumer sales. (4:41)  Barry goes on to discuss the challenges the life insurance industry has faced in the direct-to-