FSP Names New National President

April K. Caudill, JD, CLU, ChFC, AEP, has been named national president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals (FSP) for 2011-2012. She is a past member of the national board of directors for the Society and a member of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting.

Ms. Caudill is a senior advanced planning attorney in the advanced financial security planning division with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Previously, she was a director of advanced marketing with Prudential Financial in Plymouth, Minnesota, responsible for advanced marketing strategies, research and analysis.

Prior to joining Prudential, she served as the managing editor of Tax Facts at the National Underwriter Company, where she worked for 19 years. Her areas of expertise include qualified plans, ERISA, and distribution planning.

Ms. Caudill is a frequent writer and speaker on retirement and distribution planning topics, and publishes a bimonthly pension planning column in the Journal of Financial Service Professionals.