Personal

Mark Sorlie resides in Billings with his wife, Lanette. They have three children, Tara, Natalie, and Brandon. Mark and Lanette also have several wonderful grandchildren. 

Mark Sorlie enjoys the outdoors. His most active hobbies include skiing and a great round of golf.

Professional

Mark Sorlie is a native of Conrad, MT and graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman in 1972 with a B.S. in Accounting. He has earned his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations. 

The CLU designation is widely recognized as the highest level of studies in the life insurance profession. Individuals who earn the CLU must meet specified experience requirements, maintain ethical standards, and agree to comply with both The American College's Code of Ethics and Procedures and applicable continuing education requirements.

The ChFC program offers professionals in financial services the advanced education they need to better assist clients in this increasingly competitive field. Individuals who earn the ChFC must meet specified experience requirements, maintain ethical standards, and agree to comply with both The American College's Code of Ethics and Procedures and applicable continuing education requirements.

Mark Sorlie specializes in helping others create and conserve their estates and is committed to professional relationships with his clients. He has represented Northwestern Mutual Financial Network since 1972.

Associations and Memberships

  • National Association of Life Underwriters
  • Billings Rotary Club
  • Yellowstone Valley Estate Planning Council
  • Yellowstone Boys & Girls Club Foundation

Years of Experience

Representing Northwestern Mutual since 1972.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Montana State University

Lending a hand in my community.

As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:

Billings Boys & Girls Club Foundation

Board Member Since 2000

Here are my areas of expertise

Financial Planning

Insurance Protection Strategies

Life Insurance Strategies

Retirement Planning & Income Strategies

Education Planning & Funding

Disability Planning

Multigenerational Planning

Estate Planning

How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.

When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.

Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.

It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.

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