Latest Lockton Headlines

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People Moves: Lockton Hires Haraden, MLMIC Names Schoppmann CEO

May 18 2021 // Lockton has hired Patrick J. Haraden as president of its Boston, Massachusetts, operations.In his new role, Haraden will lead a team of property/casualty insurance and employee benefits experts who serve commercial clients...

People Moves: Lockton Pacific Adds Burbach and Szot in San Francisco, Denham in L.A.

May 14 2021 // Lockton’s Pacific region has added Jordan Burbach, Daniel Denham and Andrew Szot.They will help private equity firms looking for strategic guidance and insurance solutions to manage risks. Burbach and Szot are based...

People Moves: Howden Adds Wijaya from Willis; LSM’s Simon Joins Brit; Lockton Re Hires Acrisure Re’s Shaw

May 7 2021 // Independent broker Howden Specialty has appointed Surya Wijaya to its Natural Resources division in Asia Pacific, adding to its capabilities across the power and energy sectors both regionally and globally.Wijaya’s...

People Moves: AXA XL’s Powell Joins Zurich Financial Lines; BHSI Transactional Adds Lockton’s Thieviasingham

May 5 2021 // Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Timothy Powell as global head Financial Lines and Cyber, a newly-created role that combines lines of business.Powell joins Zurich from AXA XL, where he most recently served as chief...

People Moves: Sierra Specialty Adds Dith in California; McHugh Joins Lockton in Seattle; Mathis to CWCI

Apr 15 2021 // Sierra Specialty, program specialist, managing general agency and wholesale insurance brokerage, has appointed Vicky Dith as a broker and underwriter specializing in construction insurance. Dith is located in Clovis,...

Midwest People Moves: The Horton Group; Ohio Mutual; MJ Insurance; Lockton

Apr 1 2021 // The Horton Group in Chicago has hired Casey Warnecke as chief growth officer. Warnecke will be responsible for maximizing efforts around new business growth and the retention of existing clients, recruiting top talent, and...

Lockton Names Tran Senior Vice President in Washington

Mar 17 2021 // Lockton Cos. has named Peter Tran a senior vice president in its Washington practice. Tran was most recently a vice president and real estate practice group lead with Seattle brokerage Parker, Smith & Feek. He has 20...

Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Lockton’s Devey Helps Clients Battle ‘Insurance Fatigue’

Feb 18 2021 // Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips...

Lockton Adds Lopez to Northern California Construction Practice

Feb 11 2021 // Lockton Pacific has added Cynthia Lopez to its construction practice in Northern California. Lopez is based in Lockton’s Sacramento office. Lopez’s expertise includes more than two decades in the insurance...

Lockton Pacific Names Lattimore in California to Lead Voluntary Benefits

Feb 1 2021 // Lockton Pacific Series has named Lorrinda Lattimore vice president, voluntary benefits.Lattimore is based in Lockton’s Irvine, Calif., office. Lattimore has more than 20 years of experience in leadership, sales and...

Bjornson Named Chief Financial Officer at Lockton’s Mylo

Jan 29 2021 // Dana Bjornson has been appointed chief financial officer at Kansas City-based Lockton’s digital insurance broker, Mylo.Bjornson brings over 25 years of financial innovation, including leading new business development...

Heinz Joins Lockton from Aon as Partner in Transaction Liability Practice

Jan 25 2021 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton has added Matt Heinz as a partner in its Transaction Liability practice.Heinz will co-lead the group with partners Josh Halpern, Eric Ziff and Gaurav Sud, who joined Lockton last year as the...

Gallagher’s Centeno Joins Lockton in Florida

Jan 8 2021 // Lockton Companies has hired Michele Centeno as a senior vice president in its Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office.In her role, Centeno will further expand Lockton’s client service options in the professional and financial...

Lockton Dunning Benefits Adds 3 Key Executives in Houston

Jan 5 2021 // Lockton Companies’ Lockton Dunning Benefits has hired Jason Mahler, Travis Brashear and Don Harrison, expanding its growing presence in the Houston market.All three executives will work closely with the firm’s...

Lockton Adds Marsh’s Urias to Expand Southern California Business

Dec 22 2020 // Lockton Pacific has added Dan Urias as a vice president and producer to grow its commercial insurance presence in the Orange County and Inland Empire regions of Southern California. Urias is part of the Lockton’s...

Lockton Adds 3 Managing Directors from Aon to Its Transaction Liability Practice

Dec 2 2020 // Global insurance broker Lockton reports that three transaction liability advisors from Aon — Joshua Halpern, Gaurav Sud and Eric Ziff — have joined the firm to lead its mergers and acquisition (M&A) consulting...

New York Fines NRA $2.5M, Halts Its Insurance Business in the State for Five Years

Nov 19 2020 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has entered into a settlement with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to resolve alleged violations of New York insurance law.The settlement includes a monetary...

Lockton Hires Aon’s Stine as Midwest Series VP in St. Louis

Nov 16 2020 // Lockton has added Casey Stine as a vice president and Business Development consultant for the firm’s Midwest Series.Stine, who has nearly a decade of experience in employee benefits and corporate human resource...

People & Places

Oct 19 2020 // Reinsurer AXIS Re announced the promotion of Dan Osterrieder to head of Casualty North America. Osterrieder will be responsible for general liability, auto, umbrella and excess, workers’ compensation, professional...

Guy Carpenter’s Massingham to Join Lockton Re Marine, Energy Division in London

Oct 15 2020 // Andy Massingham will be joining reinsurance broker Lockton Re as a senior broker as part of the Marine & Energy Division. He will be based in the London office. Massingham will join from Guy Carpenter which he joined...