Stephen J. Shorrock is well-regarded in the life insurance industry as the consummate professional. He also serves as President of sister firm LifeVentures Corp, a product and concept development company, and Director of sister firm Veris Settlement Partners, a life settlement brokerage.


Steve is past President and CEO of Bankers Life Insurance Company of New York and most recently Chief Operating Officer of Improved Funding Techniques, an innovative actuarial and consulting pension firm. During his 13-year tenure at Bankers Life of New York, the Company became a market leader, as well as an innovator in product design fueling substantial increases in life insurance sales. While at Bankers, Steve had the dual role of Chief Financial Officer for the AmerUs Life Group.

Steve has authored articles for Life Insurance Selling, Wealth Management Business and The Bulletin. An authority on life settlements as well, his column, "The Secondary Market," appears in the Financial Advisor magazine. He has an extensive background in the design, development, and application of life insurance and other financial products, and is accustomed to working regularly with corporate executives and high net worth individuals, as well as accountants, attorneys and other advisors from top firms.

Steve has undergraduate degrees in both Math and Economics as well as a MBA in Finance, and has achieved insurance and financial planning designations of Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Certified Long-Term Care Consultant (CLTC), and Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI).

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