Latest Lockton Headlines

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

Apr 1 2021 // The Horton Group 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,...

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...

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 // National 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,...

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...

Lockton Global Marine Adds Lochridge, Byrne in Florida

Oct 12 2020 // Lockton Global Marine has added Kyle Lochridge and Jake Byrne as vice presidents and account executives. They are based in South Florida. Kyle Lochridge Lochridge has over 13 years of experience in marine insurance with a...

Lockton Names Huston Senior Vice President in Washington

Sep 25 2020 // Lockton Cos. has named Danielle Huston a senior vice president. Huston will support the growth of Lockton’s Washington office and oversee the introduction of benefits consulting services to the local market. She was...

A.J. Gallagher Alleges Alliant’s Poaching ‘Playbook’ Has Cost It Employees, Clients

Sep 25 2020 // California-based insurance broker Alliant is again being sued over an alleged poaching scam, this time by rival Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Gallagher claims Alliant, with assistance and capital from its private equity...

What Distinguishes This Market? Here’s Lockton Re Leaders’ Insights

Sep 24 2020 // Lockton Re’s Tim Gardner, global CEO, and Ross Howard, global chairman, have been through their share of hard markets. Like many in the reinsurance business, they agree no two hard markets are exactly the same. For...

Lockton Pacific Promotes Hostovich and Barnes in California

Sep 23 2020 // Lockton Insurance Brokers LLC, the Pacific region of global insurance broker Lockton Cos., has named Teena Hostovich vice chair of Lockton Pacific and Greg Barnes president of Greater Los Angeles. Barnes and Hostovich are...