Jolie Karunuñgan, Director of Underwriting

Jolie Karunuñgan has over 27+ years of experience as a High Net Worth - Senior Concierge/Relationship Case Manager, Team Lead/Manager and Life Insurance Underwriter. This extensive history of experience has molded her into a very confident, efficient, and knowledgeable liaison between high-producing agents/brokers, providers/vendors, internal associates, and insurance carriers.

Jolie’s career in the insurance industry began in 1992 at First Colony Life Insurance Company, who was acquired in 1996 by GE Financial Assurance Company (a subsidiary of General Electric), and later became Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company. Jolie joined Marsh Private Client Life Insurance Services in 1997 as a Senior Case Manager and was later promoted to the Assistant Vice President of the High Net Worth Team. Before joining Gideon Strategic Partners, Jolie continued her insurance career working as a contractor and taught her industry knowledge to various agencies and general agencies. 

Jolie is committed, as well as has a demonstrated history of providing an exceptionally high level of service in order to expedite the application, underwriting, issue, and enforce process from start to finish on all Life, Annuity, Disability, Long Term Care, and Life Settlement business. 

Jolie enjoys being part of a team that makes a difference for financial professionals and their clients daily. Jolie knows her work impacts countless people's lives, families, businesses, and communities. It is essential to her to build deeper relationships and provide positive outcomes. This is not just a goal for Jolie but a personal mission. Whatever it takes to place the producing agents/brokers in the best possible situation to achieve the best possible outcome for their clients.

As an Angeleno, Jolie loves camping in her RV at the lake or beach with her family.