About Us
At East Ocean Strategies, we take a proactive approach. We aim to help innovators protect their personal and business interests for their peace of mind and the well-being of their families.
As an independent agent, we can access various insurers to offer a wide range of insurance products. Not all products are available in every state. We are a woman-owned, minority-owned U.S. company. East Ocean Strategies can educate on legal concepts and sell legal forms, but we do not create a client-attorney relationship.
Below are a few insurance companies we use.
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Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Company, based in Peoria, Illinois, has been a provider of insurance and financial solutions for 110 years.
We are a mutual company. This means our goal isn’t to make money for shareholders, but to ensure our assets are managed for the direct benefit of our policyowners—we maintain high expectations for financial strength so that we can confidently support our policyowners when they need us most. The values by which we operate are rooted in this belief that our priority is, always has been, and always will be the people we serve.
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ManhattanLife is privately held with financial strength comparable to the large, publicly traded insurance companies. In fact, we write $1 million in annuities each day. As an independent closely held organization, we are untethered to the conflicts of interest that can burden our publicly-traded peers. And, because we’ve remained independent, we’ve never put the interests of investors over the needs of policyholders. It’s the standard we’ll continue to live by in the years ahead.
Since 1850, we have stood by policyholders with diligence and compassion. Year after year and decade after decade, we have demonstrated our commitment to honoring claims and processing them with professionalism and care. Today, our organization’s primary purpose is to provide health and life insurance and annuity products that help policyholders achieve the life affirmations of health, wealth, and security.
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For more than 90 years, Nationwide has grown from a small mutual auto insurer owned by policyholders to one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world.
Today we still answer to our members, but we protect more than just cars and Ohio farmers. We’re a Fortune 100 company that offers a full range of insurance and financial services across the country. Our products include car, motorcycle, homeowners, pet, farm, life and commercial insurance. We also offer annuities, mutual funds, retirement plans and specialty health services.
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Toni Zavana possesses a foundational set of solid values that include hard work, strong ethics, and a spirit of collaboration, all of which serve as the hallmark of her professional career as well as her personal life. In addition to earning the prestigious Juris Doctor degree awarded by the David A. Clarke School of Law, located in Washington, DC, Toni Zavana also holds a Master of Science degree in Human Services with a specialization in Organizational Management and Leadership. She is a commissioned notary public in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a licensed insurance agent operating in multiple states, holding distinctions in health, life, and annuities coverage, including designation as a Certified All Lines Adjuster (FL). Toni is a decades-long member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Toni Zavana is not only an avid world traveler—exploring both land and sea—but she is also a passionate beachgoer and a budding bicyclist. When she is not spending quality time with her family and cherished loved ones, you can often find Toni engaging in a leisurely walk at the park or enjoying some time in the sauna, where she works up a good sweat.
Learn more about Toni Zavana on her Bio Site.
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