Life Happens: Protected by Planning

Barb Pietrangelo
Prudential Financial |
NAIFA Trustee 

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month!

Join NAIFA Board Member Barb Pietrangelo as she provides you with new information, insights, and resources to empower you to have the life insurance discussion with your clients.

Highlighting the vital work of Life Happens you will:

• Discover the groundbreaking results of the 2025 Insurance Barometer Study and the impact on the industry and your practice.

• Meet the newest Real Life Story recipient, Racquel Pleasants, as Barb hosts a compelling Q&A with Racquel who will share her family’s emotional journey. Racquel and her husband Ryan, a firefighter and nurse, never imagined they’d need the life insurance they purchased early on. But when Ryan passed away unexpectedly at 41, that coverage became a vital “security blanket” for Racquel and their children.

• Learn how to leverage Life Happens resources that are exclusive to NAIFA members.

• Understand how to move clients to action as you inspire and educate through real-life examples.

This webinar offers a moving look at why life insurance matters, how it can provide stability during life’s most difficult moments, and the real-life impact it has on families like the Pleasants.

Additional Information:

Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email from NAIFA as well as a separate email from Zoom with your link to join the webinar.

This webinar will be recorded. NAIFA Live recordings can be found here. All webinar recordings can be found here. 

About the Presenter

Barbara Pietrangelo

Barb Pietrangelo has been a financial advisor for more than 33 years, specializing in retirement planning. Barb holds numerous designations within our industry including CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, LUTCF®, CLTC®, RFC®. Her career began in 1991 at Prudential and has soared full-circle through her integrative approach with clients, having previously received Prudential’s Award of Merit and in 2024 she was recognized as Wealth Solutions Report’s Financial Planner of the Year.

Barb has worn many hats during her tenured career, serving as the President of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Foundation in 2012 and currently holds the role as Chair of Life Happens, NAIFA’s consumer education arm. She also is on NAIFA’s National Board of Trustees and is the Trustee Liaison for the organization’s National Grassroots Committee. Other boards Barb participates in, include Spiritual Care Consultants, Kiwanis, Green Gables and Thornapple Garden Clubs.

Her story goes beyond financial planning and is truly about championing financial literacy and empowering individuals to make informed decisions for a secure financial future. She believes it is a gift to help her clients feel fulfilled by providing them with financial resources to navigate every chapter of their life.

Barb resides in Hastings, Michigan with her husband Stuart. They have 4 adult daughters and seven grandchildren. In her leisure time she enjoys reading and traveling.