Deals & PeopleJanuary 23, 2012

AUL Opens Seattle Office

The retirement services division of American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, opened a regional sales office in the Seattle area.

Reported by Rebecca Moore

Veteran regional sales director Mike Grimme moved from OneAmerica’s home city of Indianapolis to the Pacific Northwest to establish the new office. Grimme has been regional sales director in the Indianapolis market for the last seven years and has been with AUL for a total of 20 years.

Washington, Oregon and Alaska have previously been serviced out of OneAmerica’s San Francisco regional sales office.

“Some of our biggest and most recognizable clients are in the Pacific Northwest, so our footprint is firmly established in that region,” said Bill Yoerger, president of retirement business for the OneAmerica companies. “By establishing a physical office under Mike’s leadership, we can build upon our existing presence, grow in a more substantial way and be closer to our existing and new clients.”