Industry veteran brings deep distribution leadership and commercial track record to strengthen Crump's sales organization

CLEARWATER, FLA. / ACCESS Newswire / July 7, 2026 / Crump Life Insurance Services, an AmeriLife company, and one of the nation's largest wholesale distributors of life insurance and retirement solutions, today announced the appointment of Mike Bellig as Head of Sales. Bellig will report directly to Todd Buchanan, President and CEO of Crump and President of AmeriLife Wealth.

"Mike is well known in this industry for a reason: he builds high-performing sales organizations, drives results, and earns the trust of the people around him," said Buchanan. "That's exactly the profile we want leading Crump's sales organization as we continue to grow, and I'm thrilled to welcome him to the team. I look forward to seeing the impact he'll make for our carrier partners, the agents and advisors we serve, and everyone on the Crump team."

Bellig brings a distinguished record of building and leading high-performing sales organizations across the life insurance and financial services industry. Most recently, he served as National Sales Leader at John Hancock Life Insurance, where he led national strategic planning across all U.S. regions and grew total sales by more than $100 million, delivering 15% year-over-year growth. Prior to John Hancock, he was Owner and Vice President of Sales at Trumark Wholesale Insurance Services, a second-generation brokerage general agency, where he built a wholesaler team from the ground up and consistently ranked in the top 10% of his marketing organization. Earlier in his career, Bellig consulted at PricewaterhouseCoopers, focusing on corporate taxation, executive benefits, and mergers and acquisitions.