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Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc.

303 E. Wacker Drive Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60601 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
OH RA APPROVED 2026-02-04
  • OH RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-02-04

Branch Locations

303 E. Wacker Drive Ste 500, Chicago, IL 60601 • United States

25101 Chagrin Boulevard, Ste 170, Beachwood, OH 44122 • United States

Disclosures

3 disclosure categories reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy Yes
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination Yes
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Bank Of America, N.A. Pepper Pike OH 06/2011 01/2019
Morgan Stanley Pepper Pike OH 01/2019 01/2025
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. New York NY 02/2019 01/2025
Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc Beachwood OH 10/2025 Present
Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc Beachwood OH 02/2026 Present
Grandview Consulting Shaker Heights OH 01/2025 10/2025
Bankers Life Securities, Inc Beachwood OH 02/2026 Present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Cleveland OH 10/2007 01/2019
  • 06/2011 → 01/2019
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Pepper Pike, OH
  • 01/2019 → 01/2025
    Pepper Pike, OH
  • 02/2019 → 01/2025
    Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A.
    New York, NY
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc
    Beachwood, OH
  • 02/2026 → Present
    Beachwood, OH
  • 01/2025 → 10/2025
    Grandview Consulting
    Shaker Heights, OH
  • 02/2026 → Present
    Bankers Life Securities, Inc
    Beachwood, OH
  • 10/2007 → 01/2019
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
    Cleveland, OH
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

Insurance Agent: I am a 1099 agent for Bankers Life and Casualty Company (BLC). As a BLC agent, I am also appointed with KFA through BLC which allows agents to write business for Medicare Supplement, Annuity and Equity Indexed annuity insurance products, life insurance, health and LTC.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1999-09-28
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1999-06-18
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1999-09-28
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1999-06-18
Other Names
  • James Richard Sophia
  • James Richard Sophia

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