John Hancock Honors Margaret Bradshaw, CLU, at The American College
The American College, the nation’s leading financial services educator, announced today that an academic office on its in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania campus has been named in honor of Margaret I. Bradshaw, CLU, by the John Hancock Life Insurance Company. John Hancock is honoring Bradshaw for her pioneering role in insurance and her years of exemplary service to the company. Bradshaw, who celebrated her 100th birthday this year, was one of the first women to ever earn the Chartered Life Underwriter professional credential and the first woman in Rhode Island to attain a CLU. She was a well-respected insurance professional who taught the CLU curriculum at a time when nearly all the students were men.
BRYN MAWR, PA (PRWEB) July 5, 2005 -- The American College, the nation’s
leading financial services educator, announced today that an academic office on
its in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania campus has been named in honor of Margaret I.
Bradshaw, CLU, by the John Hancock Life Insurance Company. John Hancock is
honoring Bradshaw for her pioneering role in insurance and her years of
exemplary service to the company. The office dedication ceremony recently took
place in MDRT Foundation Hall.
Bradshaw earned her Chartered Life
Underwriter™ (CLU®) designation from The College in 1931. “When I began in the
insurance field, none of the general agents had CLUs and they didn’t have an
appreciation for the designation. It’s different today,” said Bradshaw.
Bradshaw, who celebrated her 100th birthday this year, was one of the
first women to ever earn the professional credential and the first woman in
Rhode Island to earn a CLU. She was a well-respected insurance professional who
taught the CLU curriculum at a time when nearly all the students were men.
Bradshaw developed a reputation as an effective salesperson, and was
offered a position with John Hancock at a time when there were very few women in
the field. Throughout her professional career she excelled in areas where many
of her male counterparts did not.
“We thank John Hancock for its support
of the American College and join them in honoring Margaret. Her trailblazing
spirit advanced the presence and acceptance of women in the financial services
industry and elevated recognition of the significant business contributions
women make to the productivity and profitability of companies,” said Dr. Larry
Barton, President and Chief Executive Officer for The American College.
James M. Benson, CLU, President and Chief Executive Officer of John
Hancock Life Insurance Company participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony
honoring Bradshaw.
“At John Hancock, we have had the honor of Margaret’s
leadership and presence for many years,” said Benson. “It is only fitting that
we reflect some of that honor back to her, while we support The American College
which has so enriched our industry.”
A sundial garden on the campus also
was dedicated to Bradshaw in September of 2004. It serves as a symbol of her
love for The American College. “The American College has been instrumental in
making insurance a profession,” said Bradshaw.
John Hancock is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading Canadian-based
financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and
territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and most of
Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company
offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth
management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and
distribution partners.
John Hancock, through its insurance companies,
comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock
offers a broad range of financial products and services, including whole life,
term life, variable life, and universal life insurance, as well as college
savings products, fixed and variable annuities, long-term care insurance, mutual
funds and various forms of business insurance.
The American College is
the nation’s leading non-profit educator of professionals in the insurance and
financial services industry. Located on a 35-acre campus in Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania, The College is a public charity that serves over 35,000 students
annually, predominantly on a distance education basis.
The American
College offers an array of specialized designation programs, Master of Science
degrees in several disciplines and customized continuing education programs for
those pursuing a career in financial services. For more information, visit www.TheAmericanCollege.edu.
Contact:
Jeremy R.
Branch
Public Relations
The American College
(610) 526-1453
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