People Moves: Risk Strategies Names Schmidt West Commercial Lines Leader; Lockton Names McGrath VP in California

Risk Strategies named Jim Schmidt as commercial lines leader for the West region.

Schmidt will be responsible for building a regional strategy for the commercial property/ casualty business unit.

Schmidt has more than 25 years of experience. He was most recently director of business development for Associated Agencies Inc. He was a commercial lines manager for USI Insurance Services before that.

Risk Strategies is a specialty national insurance brokerage and risk management firm.

Lockton Cos. named Michelle McGrath vice president, senior consultant for its employee benefits practice in San Diego, Calif.

McGrath will be responsible for leading client relationships and service, while supporting business growth in the region and training associates.

McGrath has more than 20 years of benefits consulting and brokerage experience. She served as principal at Mercer Human Resource Consulting in San Diego before joining Lockton. She started in the industry as compensation and benefits manager at the Foundation for Educational Achievement.

Lockton’s Pacific region encompasses nine offices throughout the Western U.S.

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