Oswald Companies, an insurance brokerage firm, announced the opening of a Minneapolis office. The focus of the new office is business insurance solutions in property & casualty and benefits for manufacturing, retail, healthcare, logistics and family or closely held businesses. Oswald’s Minnesota operations, which are located in Minneapolis at 50 South Sixth St., will be lead by John Ratelle and Mike Jacobs.
According to the company’s written release, Ratelle, who has more than 25 years of experience, recently served as a leader of a national insurance provider’s Minnesota operations. His responsibilities included originating new property & casualty and benefits solutions.
Jacobs’ 20-year career in risk management has involved counseling executives in logistics and manufacturing industries. Prior to joining Oswald Companies, he was a risk management consultant and served as risk manager for one of the largest U.S. couriers.
“Oswald Companies has a continued focus on expansion in the Midwest, and Minneapolis is ideal for our next stage of growth,” said Marc S. Byrnes, president and chief executive officer, Oswald Companies. “The entire Oswald team looks forward to bringing our company’s highly consultative client-first focus to the Minneapolis marketplace.”
Oswald Companies and its 450 employees provide products and global services in risk management, property and casualty insurance, life insurance, group benefits and retirement plans from offices in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina and Ohio. Oswald Companies is supported by 20,000 professionals at 117 independently owned insurance brokers on six continents as an Assurex Global Partner.
Source: Oswald Companies
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Biden Administration Raises FEMA Bar for Flood Resilience 
Insurers Hike Rates as Extreme Storms Like Beryl Proliferate 
Damage From Hurricane Beryl May Cost Insurers $2.7B in US, $510M in Caribbean: KCC 
The Battle Over J&J’s Bankruptcy Plan to End Talc Lawsuits 
