Aligned Agencies, LLC exists for the sole purpose of providing customized financial solutions for individuals and businesses. As our name indicates, all of our recommendations will be directly aligned with the goals and objectives of our clients.
Our clients include high net worth individuals and businesses of all types and sizes. Whether your needs are part of an estate planning challenge, succession and business continuation planning or programs designed to recruit, retain and reward key executives, we are prepared to assist you.
The founder of Aligned Agencies, LLC is Ronald H. Ridlehuber. Ron has been in the insurance business for over 4 decades having served as President and CEO of two prominent national insurance companies. He has earned the following insurance designations: CLU, FLMI and LLIF.
Client referrals are available upon request. We have offices located in Houston and Chicago.
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Ron is a 40 year veteran in the life insurance business having spent the majority of his career in corporate offices of major life insurance companies. An alumnus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Ron started his career with Southland Life Insurance Company (now a subsidiary of Voya) in their Marketing Department.
Through the next 17 years, Ron advanced to the position of Vice President, Sales with Southland. As a result of his success with Southland, Ron was offered a position of Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company in Greensboro, North Carolina. Under Ron’s leadership, Jefferson-Pilot made the transition from a relatively small regional company to a prominent national provider of life and annuity products.
In 1998, Ron returned to his native Texas as President and CEO of American General Life Insurance Company in Houston. Ron remained at American General until shortly after they were acquired by AIG. Following a year as a consultant, Ron returned to insurance company leadership when he accepted the position of President and COO of North American Company for Life and Health in Chicago. He retired from that company in 2007 and returned to the Houston area and has worked as a consultant and insurance advisor to a select number of affluent clients and businesses.
Ron has earned the following degrees and designations: BBA from Southern Methodist University, Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) from the American College, Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI), and LIMRA Leadership Institute Fellowship (LLIF). Insurance Licenses for the sale of Life, Health, Annuities, Long Term Care, Disability as well as Property, Casualty and Liability insurance.
John Davis attended the University of Illinois in Chicago, majored in Finance, and began his financial career in 1994. John is an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) and holds a Series 6, 7, 63, and 65 security licenses. In 1997, he founded Chicago Investment Advisory Council Inc. and currently serves as the President and CEO.
Over the last 20 years, John has been a licensed instructor for the Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement seminars held at universities and corporations. Corporate clients include Rockford Cardiology Associates, Hansen Plastics Corporation, Price Futures Group, University of Illinois, and Elgin Community College. He manages the retirement income plans for franchisees of Harley Davidson, Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Volkswagen, Dodge Ram, Buick GMC, Hyundai, and Ford Motor Company.
John specializes in retirement income strategies, is the host of the Financial Game Plan radio show and is authoring a financial education book which will be published later this year.