FOUNDING MEMBERS
John Craft
Chairman and CEO of the Alliance Group
I have 30 years experience in the life insurance industry with the last 26 years devoted to recruiting and managing national sales organizations.
I began my career as a personal producer, then became a General Agent.
I served as Executive Vice President for two national marketing organizations where I developed marketing, recruiting and compensation programs that produced over 12,000 agents and grew to over $20,000,000 of life production annually.
In 1998, I founded and became President of Infinity Marketing Alliance (IMA), and the Alliance Group.
My administrator, Carolyn Singletary, has over 30 years experience in the business and her role, along with the other staff members is to allow the agent to focus on selling. Along with Alliance, IMA and the other MGAs are sold on what makes us different...unique proprietary products, training and selling systems, professional support, compensation, and the most important... BUILDING GREAT RELATIONSHIPS.
In my 30 years in the life insurance business I have never been more excited than I am today. The Alliance Edge program offers unlimited opportunities for anyone who is willing to make a personal commitment to success in business and is committed to improving the lives of the people they serve - their clients and agents.
Gerald Stratton
President and COO of the Alliance Group
I have 30 years of personal production, life insurance, and financial planning experience consisting of nationwide clientele of closely held corporations and wealthy seniors. I emphasize recruiting and developing agencies that produce business primarily in advanced markets.
I spent four years of active duty in the United States Air Force. I was an executive director with the YMCA for 11 years spending the last 3 years as the CEO of a large group of YMCAs.
In 2008 I became an owner and president of The Alliance Group. I made the decision to join the company because of my passion for building and bringing new people into our industry. The Alliance Edge is the premier opportunity in the insurance business today because it gives existing agents and new people in our industry the ability to build as big as they can dream.
FOUNDING MGA's
Don, Founding Member, Florida: Finally an opportunity that not only allows life insurance agents to sell great products and build an agency as big as they can dream! Alliance Group succeeds by helping others become successful! Alliance Group has the ability to help your clients with our new “Living Benefit” plans. We are committed to providing the tools necessary to help you build your own agency to its highest potential. “We are the Real Deal for Serious People”
Bruce, Founding Member, North Carolina: One important benefit of being an MGA with Alliance is the strong relationships and friendships with some of the best MGAs in the nation, which both support and challenge each other to high achievement. Also, being part of the Alliance Group allows me to participate in an organization with negotiating strength for the best companies and best products in the industry.
George, Founding Member, Florida: The key things that I feel is essential to an agency is building a personal relationship within the agency and having that dedication, administrative support, training, camaraderie and support from Alliance as well as from the home offices.
Steve, Founding Member, California: Alliance is more than an ordinary IMO. The idea of a long term relationship in our business is the most highly valued commodity available and Alliance more than provides that to us. Alliance has helped me build my MGA business far beyond what I could have ever done on my own.
Frank, Founding Member, Pennsylvania: I have great confidence in the leadership and direction of the Alliance Group. I like the confidence of knowing that you’re in business for yourself but not by yourself. The guidance and marketing support is amazing.
Carter, Founding Member, Florida. I have never seen people get this excited about starting their own business in the insurance industry. Simply having the ability to successfully bring people into our industry and watching their business grow beyond their expectations is amazing.
Larry, Founding Member, North Carolina: The Alliance group has offered me the best products to sell to our clients whether it is mortgage protection or our existing clients. They have been on the cutting edge to make our business more productive and profitable.