Russell Jan Pinney, CLU, ChFC, CPCU (born December 11, 1946) is an American businessman who received national attention for various issues discussed during his tenure on the Roseville Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees.
Russell Jan Pinney began his first life insurance agency—the R. Jan Pinney General Agency of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company—in 1972. In 1975, it was incorporated as Pinney Insurance Center, Inc. It is a life insurance brokerage general agency, serving over 4,000 life insurance agents nationwide, and representing over 60 life insurance companies.
In 2002, Pinney created an online consumer-based life insurance website called Wholesale Insurance. Pinney Wholesale Insurance Services, Inc. is a life insurance website where consumers can compare rates from various life insurance companies at the same time.
Pinney is a member of the board of directors of LifeMark Partners, a "single production source comprised nationally of 43 independent life brokerage agencies".
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA): Pinney served as president of NAIFA California from 2004 to 2005.
Pinney is a founder of the National Society of Agents for Consumer Education and is the chairman of the Life Insurance Board for NSACE.
Pinney is a member of The International Forum and the Association For Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU).
Russell Jan Pinney was appointed to the Roseville Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees in 1995 to fill a vacant seat. He was reelected in 1996, 2000, and 2004, serving for 13 years straight on the school board. His term was up in 2008.
Pinney voted against the controversial "Quality Science Education Policy", keeping anti-evolution theories from being taught (against state laws) in local high schools.
Pinney voted against allowing students to be released from school without parent's knowledge or consent for confidential medical treatments.
Russell Jan Pinney is a 30-year Life and Qualifying Member of the Million Dollar Round Table, as well as a member of Top of the Table. To be a member of Top of the Table requires "producing at a level six times that of MDRT membership requirements."
National and local publications
Russell Jan Pinney was quoted in the national magazine Advisor Today articles "Making Your Business a Top-Flight Operation" and "Know Your Score".
Pinney has been quoted numerous times in the Sacramento Bee.
Russell Jan Pinney has testified and spoke before the California Senate Insurance Committee, The California Department of Insurance, and the Association of California Life and Health Insurance Companies.
