Managing Partners

Luke Quaccia
Managing Partner                                        
520 Lake Cook Road 
Suite 600
Deerfield, IL 60015
Phone 847.317.8700
Fax 847.317.1641
email: lquaccia@ft.newyorklife.com

Luke was born and raised in Oakdale, California.  He has been married to his wife Michelle for 10 years after meeting her in Peoria, IL.  They have three children Grace Elizabeth-7, Jack Anthony-4, and Joseph John 1.  Luke graduated from Stanford University with an economics degree in 1997, played three years of minor league baseball in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system, and came to the New York Life in 2000 to begin his career as an agent in the Stockton GO in California.  After qualifying for Executive Council three times, Luke transitioned into his role as partner in 2003 and Managing Partner in 2009.

“I love the fact that from the start, my career path at the New York Life has been in my control.  I started as an agent and loved the impact that I could have on the families I worked with.  As a partner, I get to have that opportunity for impact everyday with the agents I work with.”

In addition to helping people, Luke believes that keys to success at the New York Life are a passion for winning, being coachable, and the ability to adapt rapidly. 

“You have to have a passion to continually get better.  A coach of mine at Stanford used to say that a player was either getting better or getting worse, but no one ever stays the same.  This career is a definite reflection of that.  The sooner an agent can adapt, address their weaknesses, and attack them the quicker their business will grow.  Getting out of your comfort zone is the first step to any meaningful growth.  Most of the time it is a function of being able to separate what you may like best, from what is best for you.”

Van Ewing II, MBA
Managing Partner                                
500 W. Madison
Suite 1725
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone 312.454.2299
Fax 312.454.2277
Email: vewing@ft.newyorklife.com

Van is a graduate of Howard University where he received a Masters of Business Administration in Finance in 1998.  After graduating Howard, Van entered the prestigious Executive Business Analyst program for experienced MBAs of Texaco, Inc. located in Westchester County, New York.  After completing the two-year rotational program he was appointed to Director of Corporate Development of the Fuel and Marine Marketing division and was featured in Forbes magazine as a 29-year old up and coming executive of the large multinational Oil and Gas company. Seeking balance of life, Mr. Ewing resigned after a six-year tenure at ChevronTexaco Inc. with his last role being Director of Mergers & Acquisitions/Strategic Initiatives.

In 2004, Van Joined New York Life (NYL) as an agent in the Illinois General Office.  After joining NYL, he qualified two consecutive years for Executive Council as well as the Million Dollar Round Table during his 22-months as a producing agent.  Van joined the management ranks of NYL in July 2006 as a partner, earned Senior Partner in September 2008 and was promoted to Managing Partner February 2009 of the Chicago North Shore General Office.  Since taking reins as Managing Partner, he has qualified for the prestigious Partner Round Table in 2009 and 2010 along with other General Office awards.

Van is a Corporate Advisory Board Member of LaRabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Board Member of National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Illinois Foundation, and Board Member of the American Lung Association – Metropolitan Chicago region.  He was also recognized in September 2010 as one of Howard University’s School of Business, “Most Prominent Alumni”, at their 40th Annual Gala.

Van lives in the downtown community of Chicago. He is a huge fan of the arts and an avid traveler to New York City to watch Broadway and off-Broadway musicals.  During the college football season you can catch Van consistently traveling and tailgating to a Big Ten University where he loves the game and the ability to catch-up with his friends.

Van’s mantra, “What we do in LIFE echoes in Eternity….  I often ask myself:  Am I doing the right thing?  Am I leading from the front?  Am I making a difference?”
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Luke and Van are Managing Partners for New York Life's award winning Chicago Northshore General Office. As Managing Partners they oversee the operation and activities of one of New York Life’ s largest producing agencies, with over 125 agents/financial services professionals servicing the greater Chicago metropolitan area.