Key Personnel

Art Ferris - Director, Life Underwriting
Art Ferris began his career at the American Health and Life Insurance Company, where he served as a life and health underwriter from 1969 to 1972. From 1972 to 1977 Mr. Ferris served as Senior Underwriter at Chesapeake Life, with responsibility for life and health products, including sub-standard life cases. Between 1977 and 1998 Mr. Ferris held a variety of positions at the United Services Life Insurance Group. His underwriting responsibilities included life, health and disability income products. In addition, Mr. Ferris was also responsible for medical training of underwriters and claims examiners, and also served as liaison between the brokerage/agency field force and the new business/underwriting departments.

At Fasano Associates, Art has served as a contract underwriter for several clients, has performed underwriting audits of Medicare supplement and long-term care product lines, and has managed the life insurance underwriting unit.

Mr. Ferris attended Keystone College and Penn State University. He served as a Senior Medical Specialist in the U. S. Army, and is a decorated war veteran. Mr. Ferris is a past President of the Baltimore/Washington Underwriters Association and has served on the Executive committee of the Middle Atlantic Medical directors Association.

Harry Hurley - Director, Special Projects

Harry Hurley began his career with Prudential in 1970, where he was promoted to Underwriting Consultant/Associate Manager. In 1982 he joined Durham Life Insurance Company as Underwriting Manager. In 1988 he accepted a position with State Mutual Insurance Company and was promoted to Underwriting Vice President. In 1997 he accepted a position as Second Vice President, Risk Management with Shenandoah Life Insurance Company and had responsibility for Individual Underwriting, Policy Owner Service and Claims. In January 2002 he joined Fasano Associates, where he serves as Director, Special Projects. Harry holds both the FALU and FLMI designations.