Independent broker Lockton has added two senior executives to expand its financial services practice in its Atlanta office. William Butler is joining Lockton as senior vice president and producer, and Rodger Laurite is joining as senior vice president and unit manager. Both were previously with Aon Risk Services.
Lockton’s Atlanta operation has grown since it began operations in 2002, tripling in size in just the past four years.
Butler will be responsible for business development in the brokerage firm’s property and casualty practice. Butler has 21 years’ experience, primarily dealing with management liability issues such as directors and officers liability, general partners liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, errors and omissions, and fidelity. Butler has worked with clients in private equity, venture capital, technology, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, financial institutions and real estate.
Prior to joining Lockton, Butler was managing director and the Southeast Region Leader for Aon’s Financial Services Group and executive board member. He also has worked at Marsh and Johnson & Higgins with assignments in New York and Bermuda.
Laurite has been named senior vice president and unit manager for Lockton’s financial services practice in Atlanta. Laurite will focus on management liability lines of insurance including directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, errors and omissions, and crime. He will serve as a client advocate and placement broker for all aspects of the management liability lines of insurance for Lockton clients.
Laurite’s 13 years of experience include work with Fortune 100 public companies with significant international insurance issues and growing private companies. He has worked with firms in financial services, retail, real estate, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, chemical, technology, healthcare, telecommunications and staffing. Prior to joining Lockton, Laurite was senior vice president and team leader for Aon’s Financial Services Group in the Southeast region. He has also worked with insurance broker RM Access, management consulting firm AT Kearney and Marsh.
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www.lockton.com.
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