Lauren Jiles-Johnson has 10 years of experience in insurance marketing and was a licensed life and health insurance agent. She is a freelance writer who covers topics ranging from financial services to cybersecurity to health care. Lauren has a B.S. in journalism from Northwestern University.

Lauren Jiles-Johnson
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