Independent Professional Advisors
Our sole focus is on providing a trusted, confidential resource for clients and their professional advisors who need objective, sophisticated answers about life insurance.
Ascent Insurance Advisors is independently-owned and not tied to any one company, product or provider. We guide clients and their advisors according to the priorities established and then help tailor and integrate the right strategies and tools to fit clients’ objectives.
We offer a comprehensive array of insurance-based services and tools that address all the complex requirements of wealth preservation. How we use and integrate all of these services to help clients accomplish their unique set of goals is what sets us apart from other insurance professionals.
Our People
Our team is made up of skilled and experienced professionals from a variety of financial disciplines working together to provide seamless, tax-efficient solutions for optimizing clients’ wealth transfer strategies. We have team members onsite at our main office in Fort Mitchell as well as an external support network of specialists in insurance, tax, estate, and charitable planning.
Kenneth C. Kinman
Financial Advisor | Managing Partner
Andrew Kinman
Director of Business Development
Our Support Team
Chris Bottaro
Senior Vice President of Insurance
Michael Amoia
Vice President of Advanced Markets
Keith Miller
Vice President of Insurance Planning
Luke Ehinger
Director of Insurance Marketing
Michael Noss
Vice President of Underwriting
Lauren Ballantine
Vice President of Underwriting
Jamie Block
New Business Technical Lead
Marie Mahoney-Krings
Senior New Business Specialist
Ben Rymer
Insurance Services Analyst
Michael Michlitsch
Vice President of In Force Insurance Solutions
Justin Schema
Senior Policy Management Analyst
James Dawson
Director of Life Settlements
Chris Finefrock
Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Investments
Zach Hurst
Director of Financial Planning
Carmen Donofrio
Senior Financial Planner
Jamie Summerville
Vice President of Communications
Keileigh Klein
Senior Communications Specialist
Geoff Moore
Chief Information Officer
Strategic Partners
A LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP
Through our independent relationship with our broker-dealer, Valmark Securities, Inc., we have access to some of the top echelon of global resources available. As your personal advocate, we bring together the necessary resources based on your client’s unique needs and deliver them with objectivity and superior personal service.
Founded in 1963, Valmark is an exclusive, 60-year-old, invitation-only consortium of independent wealth transfer and wealth management firms. Valmark Financial Group is comprised of a family of companies, two of which include Executive Insurance Agency, LLC, a Master General Agency for life insurance products and the Valmark Policy Management Company. As a collective group, Valmark Member Firms have over $50 billion of life insurance in force. This combined buying power gives us access to some of the nation’s top companies, products, and services, enabling us to advocate on behalf of our clients while maintaining independence.
A WORLD-CLASS UNDERWRITING ADVOCACY DIVISION
Valmark maintains one of the most distinguished underwriting and professional teams in the industry, with experience and credentials spanning multiple financial disciplines. They leverage their team of underwriting advocates to strategically obtain the best possible underwriting and pricing decisions for their clients.
HIGHLY CREDENTIALED AND SKILLED CASE ADVISORS
Including attorneys, accountants, MBAs, Certified Financial Planner Practitioners, Chartered Life Underwriters and Chartered Financial Consultants – many of whom are Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Registered Principals.
