Our People

Fred Jonske

Founding Partner

Fred Jonske is the Managing Partner for Insurex and the founder of FHJ Capital Partners.  Jonske is formerly President and CEO of M Financial Group, the nation’s premier financial services design and distribution company, serving the ultra-affluent and corporate markets through an exclusive network of 140 of the nation’s most successful and innovative financial services firms.  Jonske led M Financial’s reorganization from a partnership to member-owned holding company.  Jonske also served as Chairman of M Holdings Securities. Previously, Jonske was President, Chief Operating Officer and a Board Member of Lincoln Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Lincoln, Nebraska and Surety Life Insurance Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah.  Both companies were subsidiaries of Allstate Insurance Co., where Jonske also was Vice President and a Board Member.  Jonske spearheaded the transformation of Lincoln Benefit Life into one the country’s leading life insurance brokerage companies.

Jonske is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)and a Member of the Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).  He is a Life Trustee of the American CollegeBoard and serves on the University of Portland Board of Regents, and the Catlin Gabel School Endowment Fund Committee.  Jonske previously served on the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Board of Directors.

Jonske holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Michigan.