Latest Lockton Headlines
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Bastian Joins Lockton’s Chicago Office
Jul 9 2012 // Scott Bastian has joined Lockton as a vice president and producer based in the insurance broker’s Chicago office. He will be responsible for client advocacy and new business development in the employee...
Mathewson Joins Lockton Risk Management Team in St. Louis, Missouri
Jul 5 2012 // Lockton St. Louis announced the addition of Jim Mathewson, senior vice president, to its Risk Management team. In his new position, Mathewson will be responsible for working directly with clients to provide strategic...
Reactions to Healthcare Ruling Coming In; What’s Yours?
Jun 28 2012 // Industry and other reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have been coming in. Readers are encouraged to offer their own reactions in Comments...
Gomez to Head Lockton Mexico P&C, Surety Operations
Jun 6 2012 // Lockton announced that Ana Luisa Gomez has joined the company as Managing Director and CEO of Lockton Mexico Agente de Seguros y Fianzas, for all property and casualty and surety business lines. Gomez has 20 years of...
West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
May 7 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Southeast Agencies, Carriers Now Hiring
May 7 2012 // Here is some of the positive insurance employment news for the Southeast: Allstate In February, Allstate Insurance announced it was looking to appoint 124 new agency owners in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South...
Lockton Consolidates International Operations with Trident III Buyout
May 1 2012 // Insurance broker Lockton announced that it has acquired the minority stake in its operations outside the U.S. held by Trident III, L.P., an investment fund managed by Stone Point Capital LLC of Greenwich, Connecticut. The...
Lockton to Open New Australian Operations in Perth and Sydney
Apr 25 2012 // Privately held insurance broker Lockton announced that it will open two new offices in Australia, establishing a new insurance brokerage, Lockton Australia Pty Ltd, with locations in Perth and Sydney. “Adding Lockton...
Silverstein Joins Lockton in Southeast
Apr 24 2012 // Insurance broker Lockton has appointed Eric Silverstein to a new role as senior vice president for its national casualty insurance practice. Silverstein will also lead the national accounts team for the Southeast U.S.,...
Southeast Insurance Employment: Agency, Carrier Plans Brighten Picture
Apr 18 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish. The unemployment rate remains higher in key...
West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
Apr 17 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
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Jan 23 2012 // Woodbury, N.Y.-based Sterling & Sterling appointed Leslie Nylund as president of the insurance brokerage. Nylund will be responsible for the firm’s operations, including sales, employee benefits, client services...
Lockton Hires Willis Exec as Real Estate Practice Leader in New York
Jan 9 2012 // Lockton Companies appointed industry veteran Michael Power as senior vice president and Northeast real estate practice leader. Based in the insurance broker’s Manhattan, New York, office, Power will be responsible...
Lockton Affinity Appoints Senior Vice President in Washington, D.C.
Jan 5 2012 // Lockton Affinity, an insurance program management division of brokerage firm Lockton Companies, appointed Sara Payne as senior vice president. Payne brings expertise in areas of creation and operation of Defense Base Act...
Risk Managers Find Santa Exposed, Urge $1 Billion Coverage Plan
Dec 19 2011 // Santa Claus will need a lot more than milk and cookies this Christmas—he’ll need about $1.2 million to pay for insurance coverage. That will buy him peace of mind and about $1.175 billion in coverage for all of the...
Lockton Adds Cahn as VP and Producer in Dallas
Nov 29 2011 // Insurance industry veteran Andrew Cahn has joined privately held insurance broker, Lockton, as a vice president and producer in its Dallas office where he will focus on business development and client advocacy in property...
Lockton Market Update Sees Signs of End to Executive Risks Soft Market
Nov 23 2011 // A new updated report from insurance broker Lockton concludes that the “prolonged buyer’s market in the executive risks insurance market may be ending.” Lockton’s William Boeck, in the U.S. executive...
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Nov 21 2011 // Valencia, Calif.-based Petersen International Underwriters has named John J. Russo as legal director. Russo will assist in monitoring compliance and current legislation in various states, maintaining surplus lines...
Lockton Hires Benefits Services Consultant in Washington, D.C.
Nov 17 2011 // Lockton Benefit Group of Lockton Companies appointed Nicholas Dobelbower as senior consultant for its international benefits services practice. Based in Washington, D.C., he will provide international employee benefits...
Property Catastrophe Market to See Price Hikes: Lockton
Nov 17 2011 // Large catastrophe losses and the prospect of poor investment returns are paving the way for much tougher market conditions for commercial property insurance buyers, according to a new report The new report — the Lockton...