Personnel Changes: Hartford, Symetra, Transamerica, WellCare, LTCiTraining

Transamerica Capital Management “will begin using a multi-channel approach to its mutual fund business, creating smaller territories and increased wholesaling support to distributors and advisors,” the company says.

Paulsen has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and a master’s degree in business from Drake University.

- WellCare Health Plans Inc., Tampa, Fla. (NYSE:WCG), has promoted Walter Cooper to chief administrative officer.

Cooper has been a senior vice president and chief marketing officer at the company.

Marc Russo, who has been vice president of senior markets at Blue Shield of California, San Francisco, will become president of WellCare’s north division.

WellCare is eliminating the position of chief operating officer, and Rex Adams, the executive who has held that position, will be leaving the company, the company says.

- LTCiTraining.com L.L.C., Rabun Gap, Ga., has hired John Sherman to succeed Bill Pomakoy as vice president of sales and marketing.

Sherman previously worked in the long term care insurance benefits business at a unit of MetLife Inc., New York (NYSE:MET).

- Allison Bell