HONORS: John W. Cucarese has been named a member of the 2025 Chairman’s Council of New York Life. Members of the council rank in the top 4 percent of New York Life’s field force of nearly 12,000 licensed agents in sales achievement.

Cucarese has been a New York Life agent since 2005 and is associated with New York Life’s Pittsburgh-Johnstown General Office in Pittsburgh.

A native of Wintersville, Cucarese serves clients in the Ohio Valley and throughout the country, specializing in retirement planning, insurance and investments. He holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 63, and 66 certifications, RICP and LUTCF designations from the American College, and a bachelor’s degree in health information management from Ohio State University. Call (740)264-0238 or visit SimplifyRetirement.com for information.