Latest Lockton Headlines

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Tapping the High Net Worth Market

Sep 10 2012 // Independent agents and their companies have over the years been beaten in the personal lines market by direct response carriers and captive agents.But being down so long means there is plenty of room for independent agents...

People – West

Sep 10 2012 // Denver, Colo.-based Van Gilder Insurance Corp. named Don Woods its new president.Woods is co-founder and CEO of Community Bankshares Inc. and its subsidiaries. Under Woods, Community Bankshares Inc. grew to over $2 billion...

Pace Joins Lockton in Memphis

Sep 7 2012 // Ashley Pace has joined Lockton Companies in Memphis as an employee benefits consultant and producer. He will advise clients on health and welfare programs, human resources issues, and health risk solutions. Pace will also...

Lockton Enters Strategic Relationship with Ecuador Broker Security Re

Aug 31 2012 // Privately-owned global insurance broker Lockton announced that it “plans to strengthen its position in Latin America by entering into a joint venture with facultative reinsurance broker, Security Re, in...

Brandt Named EVP in Lockton’s San Francisco Office

Aug 23 2012 // Terry Brandt was named Lockton San Francisco’s executive vice president and director of the Lockton Alliance for Ministry Protection (LAMP) practice. Brandt will lead LAMP, Lockton’s non-profit and religious...

Glazier and Schmitt Join Lockton in Chicago

Aug 23 2012 // Lockton has added Don Glazier and Michael Schmitt in the insurance broker’s Chicago operation.Glazier joins Lockton Financial Services Practice as vice president and claims’ counsel. Schmitt joins the Global...

Richardson Joins Lockton in Southeast

Aug 20 2012 // Jason Richardson has been named chief operating officer of Lockton’s Southeast operations with responsibility for offices in Atlanta, Greater Miami, and Charlotte, N.C. Richardson will be responsible for the overall...

Simonson Joins Lockton Financial Advisors in North Carolina

Aug 16 2012 // Tom Simonson has joined Lockton as a vice president of Lockton Financial Advisors/Lockton Investment Advisors based in the insurance broker’s Charlotte, North Carolina office. Simonson will be responsible for client...

Hunter Joins Lockton in Memphis Office

Aug 14 2012 // Kevin M. Hunter has joined insurance broker Lockton Companies as a risk management advisor and producer based in the insurance broker’s Memphis office. He is responsible for client advocacy and new business...

Wong Joins Lockton Dunning Benefits in Dallas

Aug 10 2012 // Lockton Dunning Benefits announced that Victor Wong has joined the Dallas-based health and welfare benefits practice’s actuarial consulting group as vice president and actuary. With more than nine years of actuarial...

Jacobsen Joins Lockton Omaha

Aug 6 2012 // Lockton Omaha named Shane Jacobsen vice president and producer on its health and welfare team in Omaha, Neb. Jacobsen will be responsible for employee benefits consulting and new business development in health and welfare...

People – Midwest

Aug 6 2012 // United Benefit Advisors (UBA), based in Indianapolis, Ind., appointed Thomas Mangan as chief executive officer.Mangan is a 20-year veteran in the employee benefits field. Prior to joining UBA, Mangan served as the Employee...

Ramstetter Joins Lockton’s Denver Operation

Aug 1 2012 // Kyle Ramstetter has joined Lockton as a producer based in the insurance broker’s Denver, Colo. office. Ramstetter will be responsible for client advocacy and new business development in property and casualty...

Lockton Adds Gall in its San Jose Tech Practice

Jul 18 2012 // Barbara Gall joined Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton as senior vice president of its technology practice in the firm’s San Jose, Calif. office. Gall will have a lead role in expanding Lockton’s presence in the...

Bastian Joins Lockton’s Chicago Office

Jul 9 2012 // Scott Bastian has joined Lockton as a vice president and producer based in the insurance broker’s Chicago office. He will be responsible for client advocacy and new business development in the employee...

Mathewson Joins Lockton Risk Management Team in St. Louis, Missouri

Jul 5 2012 // Lockton St. Louis announced the addition of Jim Mathewson, senior vice president, to its Risk Management team.In his new position, Mathewson will be responsible for working directly with clients to provide strategic...

Reactions to Healthcare Ruling Coming In; What’s Yours?

Jun 28 2012 // Industry and other reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have been coming in. Readers are encouraged to offer their own reactions in Comments...

Gomez to Head Lockton Mexico P&C, Surety Operations

Jun 6 2012 // Lockton announced that Ana Luisa Gomez has joined the company as Managing Director and CEO of Lockton Mexico Agente de Seguros y Fianzas, for all property and casualty and surety business lines.Gomez has 20 years of...

West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft

May 7 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state.An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...

Southeast Agencies, Carriers Now Hiring

May 7 2012 // AllstateIn February, Allstate Insurance announced it was looking to appoint 124 new agency owners in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina this year. “We see a significant opportunity in the current...