John Gilbert

John Gilbert serves as a Managing Principal for Vanbridge, an EPIC company, in the Life and Executive Benefits division and leads the Annuity platform.

John’s financial services career began in 2002 as a retail agent for Banker’s Life and Casualty. He served the central Iowa senior marketplace with life insurance, long term care, annuities and Medicare supplements. John joined The National Benefit Corp. in 2004 as a marketing consultant specializing in annuity marketing. Gaining a strong knowledge of the brokerage world and the independent broker dealer community was a key to the early successes of the TNBC annuity department. In 2009, John was named the director of annuity marketing at TNBC. The annuity department continued to flourish, posting several consecutive record years in total annuity production. 

In 2014, John accepted the role of VP of Business Development and worked in helping TNBC grow its distribution of insurance products in the institutional space while taking on a larger role in relationship management and agency operations. In June of 2018, John assumed the role of President of The National Benefit Corp. In 2022 TNBC merged with Vanbridge, an EPIC company.

 John has been active in NAILBA serving as the ASNG chair for three years and has recently completed 7 years of service on the NAILBA board of directors.  In 2022, John served as the Chairman of the Board for the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies. John has also been active in the local NAIFA chapter, AALU and was the 2016 President of The TYGERS, a study group of second and third generation insurance professionals.  Recently, John was added to the FINSECA board of Directors, FINSECA is a national association striving for financial security for all. 

John is series 6,63 and life and health licensed.