Mark Holweger

President and CEO

Mark Holweger

President and CEO

Mark Holweger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Banner Life Insurance Company and William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York (the Banner Life family of companies), is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business, ensuring service excellence, continued distribution expansion and achievement of digital transformation strategy. He is also CEO of Meiji Yasuda Life North America Holdings Inc. (formerly Legal & General America), the holding company of Banner Life and William Penn.

Mark moved to the US in 2018 when he was appointed CEO of Banner Life and William Penn. He previously served as Managing Director, Partnerships for Legal & General Insurance in the UK. That distribution included Life Intermediaries, General Insurance Brokers, Banks, Building Societies and Affinities. He also served as Director of Broker and Intermediary for Legal & General’s General Insurance business. Prior to joining L&G, Mark was co-founder of Coverwise.com, a P&C online international broker which now has more than one million customers. He has also held senior director roles at RSA Insurance Group in the UK, South America, Asia/Middle East, and Eastern Europe, at AXA Insurance UK and at Aviva.

Mark is an Economics Graduate and Chartered Insurer with nearly three decades of experience in the insurance industry and has a strong background with intermediary distribution platforms.

Professional Memberships

  • American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) - Forum 500 Board of Governors Member
  • Life Insurance Direct Marketing Association (LIDMA) - Board of Directors
  • Techficient Technologies - Board Director

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