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Symetra Promotes Nicholas Mocciolo to Chief Investment Officer of Symetra Financial Corporation
BELLEVUE, Wash. — (April 29, 2026) — Symetra today announced the promotion of Nicholas Mocciolo to chief investment officer, Symetra Financial Corporation. Mr. Mocciolo, interim co-president and senior managing director of Symetra Investment Management (SIM), has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the general account portfolios of Symetra Life Insurance Company and its affiliates. He reports to Tommie Brooks, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Symetra Financial Corporation.
SIM, a registered investment adviser, currently manages over $88 billion for affiliated Symetra Financial and Sumitomo Life accounts.
Mr. Mocciolo joined Symetra in January 2015 from White Mountains Advisors, LLC, where he led the derivatives sector and participated in Symetra general account portfolio management. Prior to White Mountains, Mr. Mocciolo was senior vice president, senior portfolio manager, derivatives, at Hartford Investment Management Company, where he was responsible for The Hartford’s enterprise-wide derivatives hedging activities.
“Nick has played a critical role in helping lead, manage and expand Symetra’s asset management capabilities, and was instrumental in the launch of SIM in 2019. He brings exceptional talent, investment knowledge, and management experience to his Symetra CIO role,” said Symetra Financial CFO Tommie Brooks. “Nick is also a trusted counselor to Symetra’s parent, Sumitomo Life, and has built a strong relationship with its investment management team over the last five years as SIM has overseen an increasingly larger portion of Sumitomo Life’s U.S.-based investment portfolio.”
Mr. Mocciolo received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in applied mathematics from the University of Connecticut and also earned a master’s degree in operations research from Columbia University. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and has earned the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation.
About Symetra
Symetra Financial Corporation is a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Washington. In business since 1957, Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and independent financial professionals and insurance producers.
About Symetra Investment Management
Symetra Investment Management Company (SIM) is a Registered Investment Adviser offering discretionary investment advisory services to institutional clients. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Farmington, Conn., SIM manages approximately $88.7 billion in assets across Investment Grade Corporate Credit, High Yield, Bank Loans, Commercial Mortgage Loans, Private Placements, Structured Credit, Hedging and Alternatives.
SIM and its subsidiary, Symetra Investment Management Real Estate Investors (SIM REI), have approximately 150 employees. SIM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation.
For more information, visit https://www.symetra.com/symetra-investment-management/.
Contact(s):
Symetra:
Diana McSweeney
(425) 256-6167
diana.mcsweeney@symetra.com