McGriff, Seibels & Williams Adds Frist, Gupta to Financial Services Division in Atlanta

McGriff, Seibels & Williams has made two hires to its Financial Services Division in Atlanta.

Lisa Frist has been added as a claims account executive. Frist joins McGriff with more than eight years of legal experience. Prior to joining McGriff, she served as a litigation and trial practice attorney with the Atlanta office of the international law firm Alston & Bird, LLP. While at Alston & Bird, Frist counseled clients and litigated claims in the areas of commercial litigation, government contracts, government investigations, and health care, among others.

Frist will use her experience to advocate for and assist McGriff’s clients in achieving recoveries available through the performance of their insurance contracts, as well as provide advice and insight to clients regarding coverage and claim issues that arise.

McGriff, Seibels & Williams also named Vic Gupta as a senior vice president and Marketing account executive in its Financial Services Division.

Gupta joins McGriff with 22 years of experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining McGriff, he served for approximately 14 years, most recently as a vice president, with USI Insurance Services and its predecessor, Wells Fargo Insurance Services. Prior to his brokerage experience, Gupta held various underwriting positions with Chubb and Travelers.

Throughout his time in the insurance industry, Gupta has primarily focused on management and professional liability coverage lines such as D&O, E&O, EPL, fiduciary, crime, K&R and related coverages. He has experience providing professional services to mid-size to large private and publicly traded companies and financial institutions.

McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc. is a specialty insurance broker providing risk management and insurance solutions to corporate and private equity clients from 12 offices across the United States. With 900 employees, McGriff has practice groups in such areas as Energy, Transportation, Construction, Real Estate, Private Equity, Financial Insitutions, Public Entities, Employee Benefits and Healthcare. McGriff is part of BB&T Insurance Holdings.