Pinnacle Financial Partners Hires Marvin Turner
The veteran financial specialist joins the firm to lead captive insurance banking from his base in Detroit.
Updated on Oct. 26, 2026 in Financial Services
Pinnacle Financial Partners has appointed Marvin Turner as a senior vice president to focus on captive insurance banking. Turner will operate remotely from the Detroit area to provide trust and wealth advisory services.
Why it matters
The appointment expands the firm's specialized advisory capabilities for captive and reinsurance clients in the Midwest. Turner brings decades of experience to the role, having previously held positions at several major financial institutions.
Turner previously led a team of 20 retirement professionals serving 300 clients across 8 Midwestern states. He manages a broad portfolio of captive and reinsurance advisory responsibilities.
The players
Marvin Turner
He is the newly appointed senior vice president at Pinnacle Financial Partners who specializes in captive insurance banking.
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Founded in Nashville in 2000, this firm provides comprehensive financial services and is expanding its reach into specialized insurance banking.
Comerica Bank
This financial services company was one of the previous employers of Marvin Turner where he held leadership roles.
TIAA
Turner spent 17 years at this organization, which is a major financial services provider for academic, research, and medical professionals.
State Street Bank
This is a global financial services and bank holding company where Turner held an assistant vice president role early in his career.
The details
Turner arrives at Nashville-founded Pinnacle Financial Partners following a career spanning nearly four decades at firms including TIAA, OneDigital, and Comerica Bank. He will focus on providing specialized trust and wealth advisory services to captive and reinsurance clients.
Timeline
1987-1990: Turner served as an assistant vice president at State Street Bank.
1990-1998: Turner served as a vice president at Comerica Bank.
1998-2015: Turner worked as a relationship manager at TIAA.
2016-2018: Turner served as a senior consultant at OneDigital.
September 2018: Turner joined Comerica Bank as a vice president.
Market Landscape
This move aligns with the historical growth strategy of Nashville-founded Pinnacle Financial Partners as it expands its specialized Midwestern footprint. It signals an effort to capture market share in captive insurance by recruiting seasoned industry experts.
Local clients and businesses in the Midwest working with captive insurance structures may see increased access to specialized wealth advisory services. Pinnacle Financial Partners continues to scale its regional operations, potentially impacting the availability of niche financial expertise.
The takeaway
The addition of a veteran specialist allows the firm to bolster its insurance banking capabilities through established industry expertise. Clients in the captive insurance space may benefit from the deeper bench of advisory talent now available within the firm.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Captiveinsurancetimes.
