Willis Construction Adds Russo in New York, Johnson in Chicago

Willis North America announced two appointments to its Construction Practice.

Joseph Russo has been appointed East Region Broking Leader for the National Construction team based in New York. In this newly created role, Russo will serve as a senior construction casualty and project insurance resource to Willis’s regional retail teams. He will also focus on talent development, analytics applications, service and broking strategies.

Russo has 26 years of construction insurance expertise with some of the largest construction projects in New York City. He is a former member of Willis’s New York construction team and most recently, he joined Willis from Aon’s Construction Services Group.

Jaclyn Johnson has been appointed Professional Liability Specialist for the National Construction team based in Chicago. She will serve as a resource to clients and Willis service teams for construction companies, owners, developers and designers. Johnson joins Willis from Zurich North America where she was a Construction Professional Liability underwriter.

Source: Willis