Christopher R. Kristian

Executive Vice President and Managing Director

Chris has been specializing in the planning and analysis of supplemental benefits for the last 22 years.

He has a keen knowledge of the issues that surround supplemental benefit plans, as well as an uncanny understanding of the inner workings of the various insurance products, which allows him the ability to tailor the products to best meet the goals of his clients.

ckristian@westportgp.com

Chris is the designer of Westport’s proprietary High-limit Disability policy, which was the first guaranteed issue multi-life, high-limit policy ever offered for sale in the United States. Chris and his team have developed a number of additional first-of-its-kind product offerings to meet their clients’ needs.

Prior to co-founding The Westport Group, Chris was in private practice, working with executives, corporations and professional athletes.

Chris has been the recipient of numerous industry awards and has presented lectures in the uses of Executive Benefits and Estate Funding to trade and professional groups. He has also been a featured guest on financial talk shows. He has been recognized in Boston Magazine numerous years for his accomplishments in the financial services field.

Chris has also been quoted in national and local publications including the Wall Street Journal, Providence Journal Bulletin, The Atlanta Constitution, and The Denver Post. He has also authored numerous articles on a variety of subjects.

Prior to the financial services industry, Chris had a successful career as a US Army Infantry Officer, serving in some of the Army’s most elite units. The qualities of honesty and integrity that allowed him access to these elite units have provided him with the ability to objectively create appropriate products and strategies for his clients.

Chris holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Norwich University, School of Mathematics and Science, a Master’s degree from the US Army Command and General Staff College and a Certificate in Leadership and Management from The Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Testimonials

“The top-level employees and executives in our company were subject to considerable financial exposure. The Westport Group worked with us to create a plan that protected our workers’ salary and bonus income.

Now, our employees and executives have the best, most disability insurance coverage available on the market today.”

— Vice President of Human Resources

“With its high-level commitment to quality, passion for the insurance industry, and solicitation of client input, The Westport Group consistently delivers creative solutions to employee benefit needs. Proudly partnering with Lloyd’s of London, The Westport Group covers risk like no other life & disability insurance provider can.

When we need comprehensive, customized coverage to protect our employees’ financial risk, The Westport Group is our first and only call.”

— Retired Head of a Law Firm

“The Westport Group showed us a better way to buy multi-life insurance. Through a solutions-based approach, they offered more flexibility than most other programs as well as solid, real-world guarantees. Through their detailed analysis of our life insurance program, they created a custom insurance solution for both our domestic and international managing directors."

– Director of Global Benefits, International Asset Management Firm

“The Westport Group worked with us one-on-one to customize an insurance plan that fit our partners’ unique needs. They made certain that our partners, both in the U.S. and abroad, were secured from substantial financial risk, going so far as to triple our monthly protection! Indeed, The Westport Group provided us coverage at levels we never thought possible.”

— Director of Benefits, International Law Firm

“The Westport Group showed us a better way to buy multi-life insurance. Through a solutions-based approach, they offered more flexibility than most other programs as well as solid, real-world guarantees. Through their detailed analysis of our life insurance program, they created a custom insurance solution for both our domestic and international managing directors."

– Director of Global Benefits, International Asset Management Firm

“The top-level employees and executives in our company were subject to considerable financial exposure. The Westport Group worked with us to create a plan that protected our workers’ salary and bonus income.

Now, our employees and executives have the best, most disability insurance coverage available on the market today.”

— Vice President of Human Resources

“The Westport Group worked with us one-on-one to customize an insurance plan that fit our partners’ unique needs. They made certain that our partners, both in the U.S. and abroad, were secured from substantial financial risk, going so far as to triple our monthly protection! Indeed, The Westport Group provided us coverage at levels we never thought possible.”

— Director of Benefits, International Law Firm

“With its high-level commitment to quality, passion for the insurance industry, and solicitation of client input, The Westport Group consistently delivers creative solutions to employee benefit needs. Proudly partnering with Lloyd’s of London, The Westport Group covers risk like no other life & disability insurance provider can.

When we need comprehensive, customized coverage to protect our employees’ financial risk, The Westport Group is our first and only call.”

— Retired Head of a Law Firm

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