Our Team

For decades, Lawrence Adamo has worked with retirees, business owners and families to provide them with comprehensive insurance planning support. He has also surrounded himself with a strong team of fellow planning experts who share his passion for helping people.

Lawrence Adamo

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Lawrence has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry and has earned numerous professional designations from the American College: Charted Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant, Registered Employee Benefit Consultant, Certified In Long -Term Care and Certified Fund Specialist. In addition, he serves as a board member for both the Women Like Us Foundation, the Metro Professional Network, and the Know Name Group.

Before founding Adamo Insurance Services, Lawrence transitioned his financial planning equity practice to UBS to concentrate on the areas of maximizing tax-advantaged multi-generational wealth transfer and creating supplemental income not subject to ERISA limits. He also works with legal and tax professionals to assist business owners in transitioning their businesses through buy-sell agreements. Lawrence considers himself a “family CFO,” helping his clients make informed decisions about their business and family planning endeavors. He approaches every relationship with creativity, ingenuity and the resources necessary to design a customized solution. Lawrence lives in Ojai, California. He is married and has three beautiful daughters and four beautiful grandchildren.

Lawrence Adamo was welcomed as a guest on The Next Level Advisor podcast where he shared his thoughts on the current tax environment. Watch a segment of the podcast by clicking here.

Tom Worthington

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Tom has earned a Business Management degree from Jacksonville University. He entered the life insurance and financial business planning markets in 1976 with FM Financial Services. Tom excelled in this business and was promoted to a management position. He managed a branch office that specialized in financial services for business owners and closely held companies. He joined the Newport Group in 1985, marketing COLI/BOLI plans to finance long-term benefit liabilities for the Fortune 200 marketplace. In November of 1999 Tom was offered a management position with Capitas Financial, which became Pinnacle Insurance & Financial Services.

Tom has over 15 years of experience in partnering with banks, national accounts, regional firms, and independent advisors. Tom is a member of the Pinnacle Business Planning Center of Excellence and specializes in providing the best possible consulting services to his clients. He takes pride in offering customers case design, case consultation, and point of sales support. That support includes Informal business valuations, transition and buy-sell planning, and qualified defined benefit plans and non-qualified key executive plans for professional practices and entrepreneurs.

Tom is an affiliated member of the NICEP (National Institute of Certified Estate Planners). He is registered to offer CE and CPE courses for financial advisors, CPAs and independent advisors in long term care plans, retirement, and business planning.

In his spare time, Tom likes to travel with his wife and family and enjoys playing golf.