Hegemon Group International was founded by Hubert Humphrey in January 2012.
The company is based out of the US state of Georgia, with Humphrey serving as CEO (credited as such in his LinkedIn profile).
Somewhat curiously, this title is absent on the Hegemon Group International website, with Humphrey credited only as ‘
the Architect of the Leadership Format System
‘.
Following a stint as an Amway affiliate, Humphrey (right) went on to become one of the original members of A.L. Williams & Associates (today known as Primerica Financial Services).
According to Humphrey’s Wikipedia bio, he
began to apply MLM techniques to his A.L. Williams sales organization, initially without the knowledge or consent of A.L. Williams founder Arthur L. Williams, Jr..
His methods became the foundation of the organization, and the growth of A.L. Williams to a sales force of 250,000 registered life agents when sold, and 44,000 registered stock brokers was attributed to Humphrey’s use of leadership training and recruiting in the company.
In 1990 A.L. Williams merged with Primerica to form Primerica Financial Services, which saw Humphrey leave the company.
Humphrey then created Alexander, Inc., which was renamed World Marketing Alliance, Inc. (WMA). The new company was also in insurance and investments, however the product was different. The company concentrated on marketing variable universal life insurance (VUL) and became one of the largest, independent broker/dealers in the country.
Humphrey eventually sold select assets of World Marketing Alliance to Aegon in 2001, which is now known as World Financial Group.
Of World Marketing Alliance, Rod Cook of MLM Watchdog claims
WMA peddles costly and complex packages of insurance and mutual funds much the way Amway sells soap. But how WMA runs its pyramid-style sales structure (Humphrey prefers to call it “the magic of compound recruiting”) is drew (sic) scrutiny from regulators and generating claims of fraud from investors.
Wen WMA insurance and securities went under (as WMA), and Aegon saved it by buying out Hubert Humphrey … they (WMA) were within days of being shut down by regulators.
That was the whole purpose of the Dot-Planet fiasco, as HH wanted to ensure that he had somewhere to move his “team,” if regulators killed the securities side of the business.
After selling World Marketing Alliance to Aegon in 2001, Humphrey then went on to launch World Leadership Group.
Humphrey retained WMA Mortgage Services, Inc., from his sale of WMA, which became the foundation for World Leadership Group WLG.
The flagship mortgage product that was sold was the “Option ARM” – a type of adjustable-rate mortgage.
World Leadership Group and associated companies ceased business operations in December 2008 citing current market conditions in the mortgage and real estate industries.
Four years later, Hegemon Group International was launched.
HGI is the umbrella for Hegemon Financial Group (“HFG”) and The Pella Group (“TPG”).
🤖 Quick Answer
# Hegemon Group International Review: Insurance and Multi-Level Marketing
Who founded Hegemon Group International and when?
Hubert Humphrey established Hegemon Group International in January 2012. The company operates from Georgia, United States, where Humphrey serves as CEO, though his official website credits him as "the Architect of the Leadership Format System" instead.
What was Hubert Humphrey's professional background before Hegemon Group?
Humphrey worked as an Amway affiliate before joining A.L. Williams & Associates as an original member. He later developed multi-level marketing techniques within the organization, which became foundational to the company's sales structure and eventual evolution into Primerica Financial Services.
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