Latest Lockton Headlines

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The Rebound Continues as Contractors & Builders Expect to Grow Again in 2016

Nov 16 2015 // The Rebound Continues as Contractors & Builders Expect to Grow Again in 2016 Builders and contractors can expect another year of steady growth in 2016 and so can the insurance specialists that serve this rebounding...

Lockton Adds de Nazarie as VP, Producer in Chicago

Oct 22 2015 // Lockton Companies announced that Matt de Nazarie has joined its Chicago location as vice president and producer. de Nazarie is a key addition to Lockton’s growing Chicago team and will play a vital role in developing...

Lockton Names VanOpdorp as Chief Analytics Officer; Adds Moitoso as SVP Analytics

Oct 15 2015 // Missouri-based global insurance broker Lockton has named Justin VanOpdorp as its first chief analytics officer. As chief analytics officer, he will have global responsibility for business intelligence and analytics that...

People – West

Oct 5 2015 // Der Manouel Insurance Group in California has named Jim Wood as director of marketing. Wood will work with the DMIG consultants and service staff in finding the carrier solutions for clients. He will also help to develop...

Lockton Appoints Hammond, Spencer, Nimmo to Leadership Positions

Sep 29 2015 // Privately-held insurance broker Lockton announced expanded leadership roles for Mike Hammond, Glenn Spencer and Neil Nimmo. Spencer has been named chief operating officer of Lockton Inc. and president of Lockton Companies...

Schermerhorn Named Vice President of Lockton in California

Sep 24 2015 // Lockton Cos. has named Jeff Schermerhorn vice president in its cyber technology practice. Schermerhorn will be based in Lockton’s Los Angeles office. He will offer clients tailored programs to shelter them from the...

Hunter Joins Lockton in Its Denver Office

Sep 15 2015 // Jamie Hunter has joined Lockton’s Mountain West operation in Denver, Colo. as a property & casualty producer. Prior to Lockton Hunter was the director of business development for McGladrey, an assurance, tax and...

Willis Names Lockton’s Silverstein Senior VP for National Casualty

Sep 9 2015 // Willis North America has appointed Eric Silverstein, formerly of Lockton, as senior vice president of National Casualty. In this role, Silverstein will support workers’ compensation, primary and excess casualty,...

Dillabaugh Joins Lockton’s Benefits Agency in Kansas City

Sep 3 2015 // Scott Dillabaugh has joined the leadership team of Lockton Companies’ Benefits Agency as senior vice president. He will be based in Kansas City. Dillabaugh will focus on business development, fostering the...

Lockton Brazil Appoints Neto as Deputy CEO

Aug 26 2015 // U.S. based Lockton Companies, the independent insurance broker, has appointed Guilherme Perondi Neto as deputy CEO of its Brazilian subsidiary, Lockton Brazil, effective Sept. 1, 2015. With extensive experience in the...

Lockton Hires Sharma as COO of Southeast Operations

Aug 13 2015 // Manoj Sharma Insurance broker Lockton hired Manoj Sharma as chief operating officer of its Southeast operations. He is based in Lockton’s Atlanta office. Sharma succeeds Jason Richardson who recently moved to...

Lockton Adds Forsell to Arizona Office

Aug 5 2015 // Lockton Cos. has named Andy Forsell as a property/casualty producer in its Phoenix, Ariz. office. Forsell joins Lockton Mountain West Series. Prior to joining Lockton, Forsell was a property/casualty consultant at Brown...

Lockton Announces New Hires for Philadelphia Office

Jul 31 2015 // Insurance broker Lockton hired Deana Calvelli as vice president of Retirement Services for Lockton’s Northeast region. Calvelli will lead Lockton’s new retirement practice in the Philadelphia office. The...

Midwest – People

Jul 20 2015 // Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wis., added Laura J. Hughes as chief marketing officer. She has more than 20 years of experience and an emphasis on the financial services industry. Prior to joining Church...

Cobalt Secures Major Property Portfolio for 90 North through Lockton

Jul 16 2015 // Cobalt Underwriting, the London insurance market’s first Shariah compliant underwriting agency, announced that it has secured a major property portfolio placed by Lockton’s Real Estate and Construction practice...

Chappell Joins Lockton as Property/Casualty COO in Dallas/Ft. Worth

Jul 14 2015 // Insurance broker Lockton has added Jay Chappell in its Dallas/Ft. Worth operations as chief operating officer for its property/casualty business. Chappell will provide leadership and strategic business oversight for client...

Ron Lockton Named Vice Chairman at Lockton

Jun 25 2015 // Ron Lockton has been named vice chairman of Kansas City, Mo.-based privately held, independent insurance broker, Lockton Inc. He will take on broader global leadership responsibilities as part of the company’s...

People – East

Jun 15 2015 // Michael Tipsord, State Farm president and chief operating officer who first joined the insurer in 1988, will succeed outgoing CEO Edward B. Rust Jr. in September as chief executive officer. Rust, in speaking during a...

Dircks Named Senior Vice President for Lockton Global Energy in Bermuda

Jun 3 2015 // Insurance broker Lockton has named Josh Dircks as a senior vice president in Lockton Bermuda to expand the capabilities of the Lockton Global Energy expertise on the island. As a key senior leader of the Lockton Global...

Lockton Partners with Cyber Risk Firm on Executive-Level Assessment Service

May 28 2015 // Dynetics, a provider of technology products, and the Washington, D.C. operations of Lockton Companies, have formed an alliance to provide Lockton clients direct access to QuickLook, an executive-level cyber risk assessment...