Kurt Gillhaus, CLU, ChFC
Vice President of Marketing

Kurt Gillhaus, CLU, ChFC, joined Life Settlement Solutions as the vice president of marketing in November 2005, coming to the company with extensive and distinguished experience in the life insurance and financial services business. Mr. Gillhaus' responsibilities include the development of product distribution networks, and relationship management with all firms distributing Life Settlement Solutions product lines, and product education, branding, advertising, educational collateral material development, public relations, industry events, and promotions.

Previously, Mr. Gillhaus served in various executive roles for Prudential Financial during his 19 years of employment and received numerous promotions and awards. Mr. Gillhaus achieved a rare blend of expertise in both home office leadership and sales leadership functions. Starting out with responsibilities in corporate and regional financial management and rising through the ranks to assume several management positions, he ultimately transitioned into the sales force and was appointed to local and territorial sales leadership positions. Mr. Gillhaus developed expertise and achieved successes in financial, marketing, sales, compensation, technology and learning disciplines and is widely recognized as an expert in these areas. He drove results and improvements in marketing and sales results for insurance and financial services products at local, territorial and national levels. Mr. Gillhaus' leadership responsibilities for Prudential also included extensive contributions to the development of the company's capability to fulfill client's financial needs, deliver sales training to the national sales force, development of production and management personnel, organizational development, business planning, expense management, and profit and loss responsibility.

While employed by Prudential, Mr. Gillhaus held California resident insurance producer licenses as a life agent, variable contracts agent, and fire and casualty broker–agent. He was also a registered representative and registered principal associated with Prudential's affiliated broker–dealer, Pruco Securities, LLC. Mr. Gillhaus received his degree from Rutgers University and has also achieved key industry designations such as certified life underwriter and chartered financial consultant. He is currently completing his certified financial planner credentials and graduate studies.