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Advanced Professionals Insurance & Benefit Solutions is a practice that was originally established in 1997. With hundreds of millions of insurance premiums under management, Advanced Professionals has extensive industry knowledge and long‑standing relationships across the insurance and employee benefits industry. In 2017, Advanced Professionals became part of Newfront, which is transforming the delivery of risk management, employee experience, insurance, and retirement solutions by building the modern insurance platform.

Our Values

We keep our promises to everyone.

We uphold our standards for all our humanity.

We do our best to be our best and share that in empowering ways.

We actively embrace and intentionally seek change to inspire a better future for all.

We are there for each other and honor the differences of each person in our organization.

Who We Are

We are an innovative consultancy that works with every part of the wholesale healthcare benefits ecosystem –from insurance carriers to plan sponsors to producers – to drive better outcomes and shared benefit.

What We Do

We support the growth of small
and medium-sized businesses
with wholesale benefit solutions tailored to their industries and aligned with their needs.

Who We Serve

For everyone we work with, we make their lives easier and help them achieve their goals faster. We deliver value in many ways, but with the same end result: businesses that are stronger, healthier, and better positioned for the future.

Our Leadership

We are a unique division of Newfront that provides wholesale benefit consulting, benefit platform
management, product distribution management, and administrative services.

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Keith VanderZanden

EVP, Wholesale Benefits
Practice Leader

Thomas “Tom” Waller

VP, Business Manager

Tina Gonsalves

Director of Marketing

Nathan “Nate” Edmondson

VP, Sales Manager

Bryan Marsh

Senior Client Services Manager

Whether you are a producer, employer, association, carrier, or product partner, Advanced Professionals can help you and your business.
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Advanced Professionals is a legal entity of ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Inc., which is the surviving company of the January 1, 2022 merger of three insurance agencies: ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Inc., Newfront Insurance Services, LLC and Aviation Marine Insurance Services. ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Inc. is licensed to sell insurance products in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and is authorized in certain of those jurisdictions to use the names of its predecessor companies as DBA names. See this link for a list of licenses held by ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Inc. and the names under which it operates in each jurisdiction. Privacy Policy