Personal
Phil and his wife, Becky, have been married for over 40 years. They have two daughters, Mary Claire Owen, who resides in Las Vegas, NV and Anna Katherine Hollingsworth, who is married to Eric Hollingsworth and resides in Nashville, TN. They have two grandchildren, John Owen Hollingsworth and Charlie Harwell Hollingsworth.
Professional
Phil is currently a Financial Advisor of Northwestern Mutual of Alabama-Gadsden. He began with Northwestern Mutual in 1979 as a college agent with the University of Alabama. He then went on to serve as a financial representative until he became Managing Director in 1996. In October of 2022 Phil stepped away from management to devote more time to Financial Planning and more time with his family.
Years of Experience
Representing Northwestern Mutual since 1979.
Education
University Alabama - Insurance (Bachelor of Science)
Awards and Recognition
- Million Dollar Round Table Provisional Member (1983)
- MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member (1984-1991, 2007-2009)
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying/Life Member (1992-1999)
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award (2012-2015)
- Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
- National Quality Award (1983, 1987-1994, 2000, 2002-2003, 2009)
- Award recognizing persistency and performance
- National Sales Achievement Award (1984-1990, 1992)
- Award recognizing performance
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:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.
Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Long-Term Care 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.
