Lockton Chicago Adds Schmidt to Employee Benefits Practice

Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker the Lockton Companies has expanded its Chicago team with the addition of Thomas M. Schmidt as a vice president in the Employee Benefits Practice.

Prior to joining Lockton, Schmidt was managing director of Schmidt Group LLC, specializing in health and productivity management consulting and health care data analytics. His prior experience also includes work at Mercer as a principal and practice leader in its healthcare and group benefits practice and at Winterthur as senior vice president of the International Employee Benefits Division in New York.

Schmidt has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Iowa, a Master of International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. In addition, he holds the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designations.

Source: Lockton Companies