iPipeline Appoints First-Ever Chief Product Officer to Accelerate Innovation and Support Strategic Growth
09 May 2024 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Inaugural CPO Katie Kahl to establish
strategic vision and roadmap for iPipeline’s innovative life
insurance and wealth management technology product
portfolio
iPipeline®, a leading provider of digital solutions for the life
insurance and wealth management industries, today announces the
appointment of veteran insurance technology product leader, Katie
Kahl, to develop and execute product strategies as the company’s
first Chief Product Officer. Kahl takes the reins of iPipeline’s
growing product management team and will be tasked with bolstering
its core product capabilities and executing on its commitment to
spearhead strategic digital innovation in the life insurance,
annuities, and wealth management industries.
Over the course of her 15-year career in technology, Kahl has
provided visionary leadership to product development teams, evolved
platform capabilities, and executed leading-edge product strategies
that support both ambitious corporate goals and evolving market
needs. Before joining iPipeline, Kahl spent eight years at
insurtech, Applied Systems, where she led the digital
transformation of its flagship product suite, successfully scaling
its platform. Previously, Kahl spent five years at global
software-as-a-service provider Ceridian (now Dayforce), where she
managed product lifecycle activities and the Profit & Loss of
its Health and Welfare offering.
Pat O’Donnell, CEO at iPipeline comments: “It’s an
incredible milestone for iPipeline to bring on such an enterprising
product leader as Katie as our very first Chief Product Officer.
Her role will be crucial in helping us capitalize on our momentum
and drive enhanced product innovation in the life insurance,
annuities, and wealth industries – a mission critical business
priority for the next couple of years. Katie has an impressive
track record of inspiring teams in large technology companies to
push the boundaries of product innovation. Her first-to-market
mindset will propel us, ensuring our products continue to meet --
and exceed -- the needs of our customers.”
Taking charge of a North American team of 30 product experts,
Kahl will focus on strengthening iPipeline’s commitment to
strategic digital innovation and accelerating speed to market for
new products that address the operational needs of insurance
carriers, brokerage general agencies (BGA), broker-dealers, wealth
managers, and registered investment advisors.
Katie Kahl comments on her appointment: “I’m thrilled to
be joining a company that I’ve respected for so long, and one that
has such a broad footprint across the life insurance, annuities,
and wealth management industries. iPipeline is determined to
continue to transform the platform for life insurance, annuities,
and wealth spaces so that customers across those industries can tap
the full potential of the digital age -- and that they have the
resources, unmatched end-to-end technology, and the insider
understanding to do just that. I’m excited to play a key role in
driving iPipeline’s growth, and I look forward to building digital
solutions that help our customers grow, solve their automation
problems, and position them for success.”
Kahl will shepherd a product roadmap designed to continuously
improve iPipeline’s end-to-end network of financial product and
customer lifecycle technology, built to help insurance and wealth
management firms simplify and scale their businesses with ease. Her
appointment follows iPipeline’s recent launch of the first status
tracker tool in the annuities industry, OneViewTM*, that allows
broker-dealers, distributors, and financial advisors to seamlessly
track the status of clients’ annuity orders–in real time, unlocking
a new era of operational efficiency for both carriers and
distributors.
Kahl’s appointment follows another recent C-suite talent
acquisition, CFO Adam Boone. Kahl and Boone will join the rest of
the iPipeline leadership team, along with hundreds of attendees
from the life insurance, annuities, and wealth management
industries, on May 15-17 in Orlando for iPipeline’s 24th annual
insurance and financial services industry conference, Connections
2024, which will feature Daymond John as keynote speaker.
*OneView is the first to the market with a multi-carrier
solution utilizing newly defined standards for carrier status which
was developed by an industry status working group.
About iPipeline:
iPipeline is a leading global provider of comprehensive and
integrated digital solutions for the life insurance and financial
services industries in North America, and life insurance and
pensions industries in the UK. iPipeline couples one of the most
expansive digital and automated platforms with one of the
industry’s largest data libraries to accelerate, automate, and
simplify various applications, processes, and workflows—from quote
to commission—with seamless integration. The company’s vision is to
help everyone achieve lasting financial security by delivering
innovative solutions that connect, simplify, and transform the
industry.
Since its establishment in 1995, iPipeline has helped protect
more than 49 million people, and today is trusted around the world
by more than 100 insurance carriers, and providers, and more than
2,500 broker-dealers, financial institutions, Brokerage General
Agencies (BGAs), Independent Marketing Organizations (IMOs), and
Managing General Agents (MGAs). Connected to more than 500,000
agents and advisers/advisors, the company collected more than $33
billion in premium in life insurance and $55 billion in annuities
in 2022. iPipeline operates as a business unit of Roper
Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP), a constituent of the Nasdaq 100,
S&P 500® and Fortune 1000® indices.
For more information, please visit
https://www.ipipeline.com.
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