The advisory landscape is evolving. A strong partner can help you adapt with confidence.
Whether you work directly with our Advisory Sales & Support Team or partner institutionally with the RIA National Accounts Team, Allianz Life offers the infrastructure and support to help you enhance holistic advice, streamline fee-based annuity integration, and broaden value across your client experience.
Our Advisory Consultants serve as your direct sales and support team, providing independent and other affiliated advisors with access to, and education on, Allianz® fee-based annuities.
They can also help you connect to the full breadth of Allianz support, including our RIA Concierge Desk or an outside insurance licensing partner if you do not have an insurance license, and Fintech Consulting Team for annuity modeling and platform/data integration support, annuity review support resources, and more.
Use the map below to identify your dedicated Advisory Consultant and contact them to get started.
Brian Landwer
Regional Vice President, Advisory Consultant
Phone: 952.254.0836
States covered:
AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, Northern IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY
Babak Abedi
Regional Vice President, Advisory Consultant
Phone: 410.683.8849
States covered:
AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, Southern IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV, Washington, D.C.
Calvin Walls
Sales support for Brian Landwer
Phone: 763.765.6598
Email Calvin WallsStates covered:
AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, Northern IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY
Rich Ruiz
Sales support for Babak Abedi
Phone: 612.219.7643
Email Rich RuizStates covered:
AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, Southern IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV, Washington, D.C.
We serve as your team of strategic partners who support large advisory firms, third-party platforms, and institutions from due diligence and onboarding through long-term partnership.
We work closely with firms like yours by providing structured implementation, ongoing education, and dedicated relationship support to help ensure streamlined operational workflows, scalability, and alignment to your unique advisory business. All of this is designed to help you expand your holistic service model and deliver seamless access to the annuities you’ve come to know and trust.
Contact or schedule time with our primary RIA Relationship Manager to learn more.
No insurance license? No problem. Once you’re onboarded, our RIA Concierge Desk – staffed by securities-registered and insurance-licensed professionals – can help you access and implement fee-based annuities and more. We also partner with leading intermediaries to help expand your access to insurance-based solutions.
Our Customer Relationship Specialists are available for general operational questions and support.
Call 800.328.5722 or email ria@allianzlife.com.
Connect with one of the dedicated team members above, or visit our Advisory Solutions page to explore the products and resources available to support your business.
Advisory Consultants and RIA Relationship Managers market and distribute products manufactured by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. Advisory Consultants and RIA Relationship Managers provide education and information related to products they market and do not provide financial or investment advice.
Fintech Consultants provide education and information related to our products and do not provide financial or investment advice.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC are not affiliated with the Leaders Group, Inc.
• Not FDIC insured • May lose value • No bank or credit union guarantee • Not a deposit • Not insured by any federal government agency or NCUA/NCUSIF
Products are issued by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. Registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) are distributed by its affiliate, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, member FINRA, 5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297. 800.542.5427 www.allianzlife.com
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz) and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC do not provide financial planning services.
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