LOCKTON FOUNDER DIES:

The founder of Kansas City, Mo.-based brokerage Lockton Cos. died March 11. He was 62. At 24, John T. Lockton III took over his mother and father’s insurance agency in Kansas City and turned it into a successful international insurance brokerage and risk management firm with 14 offices. Memorial services were held March 15 in Kansas City. For more information about Lockton, visit the company’s memorial Web site at www.lockton.com/jack.