
About Us
When it comes to protecting what matters most in business and everyday life, we believe our clients should never settle for less than the best. For more than a century, we’ve relied on expertise, resources, and relationships to deliver insurance and risk management solutions focused on our clients’ priorities and what they value most.
A History of Strength and Financial Stability
With roots dating back to 1886, our steadfast commitment to our clients’ needs began from day one. It’s how we’ve grown to provide highly consultative insurance, risk management, and employee benefits solutions for businesses of all sizes as well as for personal insurance needs. Today, McGriff is part of Marsh McLennan Agency. With nearly $5B in annual revenue and 15,000 teammates across 300 offices in the U.S., we deliver a wide range of insurance and risk management solutions, specialized expertise and market-leading innovation for our clients.
Our Mission
At McGriff, we believe every teammate has an obligation to help make our clients’ lives better and to help protect their most valuable assets.
Core Principles
Integrity
We do what we say, every time.
Determination
We relentlessly pursue success on behalf of our clients.
Passion
We are specialists in our field driven to serve our clients.
Collaboration
We build relationships with our teammates, clients, carriers, and trading partners, working together for the best solutions.
National Capabilities, Local Service
Industry Expertise
You benefit from our highly collaborative and entrepreneurial-spirited teams of experts armed with deep knowledge, specialty resources and strategic partnerships – all committed to your success.
Brokerage Services
Our experts include seasoned underwriters and actuaries who are keenly aware of market trends, carrier strengths, and niche areas of expertise.
Maximizing Financial Positions
McGriff understands how to optimize your financial positions to maintain as much capital liquidity as possible — while mitigating potential claims.
- Executive Leadership Team
- Business Leadership Team
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Doug Hodo
Chief Executive Officer


Doug Hodo
Chief Executive Officer
Doug Hodo is the chief executive officer at McGriff Specialty. As CEO, his primary responsibilities include defining the organization’s strategic direction, advancing business development initiatives, and overseeing growth through marketing, automation, and mergers and acquisitions.
Hodo has worked in the insurance industry for over 35 years and held various roles, including producer, director and chief strategic growth officer.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Robert Drew
President


Robert Drew
President
Robert Drew is president of McGriff Specialty. He is responsible for top-line growth through specialty and vertical development, front-line sales leadership and recruiting, and national sales initiatives, while overseeing client relationship development, client experience, and client retention and acquisition. He also leads McGriff’s Construction practice.
Drew has worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years and held various roles, including producer, construction leader and president.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Auburn University.
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Jon Boone
Chief Financial Officer


Jon Boone
Chief Financial Officer
Jon Boone is chief financial officer for McGriff Specialty. His primary responsibilities are to oversee the accounting and finance divisions.
Boone has worked in the insurance industry since 2014 and held various roles, including director of financial planning and analysis and strategic finance director.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech and his master’s degree from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.
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Scott Howard
Chief Operating Officer


Scott Howard
Chief Operating Officer
Scott Howard is the chief operating officer for McGriff Specialty. His primary responsibility is to lead operational strategy and business execution across our industry practices.
Howard has worked in the insurance industry for 25 years in various roles.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and his master’s degree from Loyola University Chicago.
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Mike Breedlove
National Sales and Growth Leader


Mike Breedlove
National Sales and Growth Leader
Mike Breedlove is the National Sales and Growth leader for McGriff Specialty. His primary responsibilities include executing sales strategies, supporting producer development, and leading sales enablement efforts to drive new business growth, retention, and cross-sell results.
Breedlove has worked in the insurance industry since 1988 and held various roles, including producer, regional president and national property and casualty sales leader.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Concordia University.
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Jeremy McCaslin
Chief Information Officer


Jeremy McCaslin
Chief Information Officer
Jeremy McCaslin is Chief Information Officer at McGriff Specialty. He leads business technology initiatives related to operations, process development, account management and production, coordinating with our accounting and other business functions.
McCaslin has worked in the insurance industry for over 22 years and held various roles, including producer, aviation practice leader and regional president.
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Camille Martinez
Director of Human Resources


Camille Martinez
Director of Human Resources
Camille Martinez serves as the director of human resources at McGriff Specialty. She is responsible for leading McGriff’s HR team, HR strategy, organizational design & development, performance enablement, and employee relations. With over 18 years in the insurance industry and over 25 years in human resources, Camille has held previous HR-focused roles including human resources manager, teammate relations manager, and senior HR business partner.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah.
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Patrick Maguire
National Energy Practice Leader


Patrick Maguire
National Energy Practice Leader
Patrick Maguire is the specialty practice group national director for McGriff.
Maguire has worked in the insurance industry for over 16 years and held various roles, including producer and energy practice leader.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Marist College and master’s degree from Vanderbilt University.
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Rob Logan
National Power and Utility Practice Leader


Rob Logan
National Power and Utility Practice Leader
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David Sellars
National Director, Executive Risk Advisors


David Sellars
National Director, Executive Risk Advisors
David Sellars is co-national director of the McGriff Executive Risk Advisors division. He helps manage the strategic direction of the Executive Risk Advisors division and the placement and servicing of many of McGriff’s largest and most complex clients.
Sellars has worked in the insurance industry for over 27 years and held various roles, including senior vice president, producer, senior financial and professional liability practice leader, and executive liability broker.
Sellars earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Georgia.
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Dusty Cahill
National Director, Executive Risk Advisors


Dusty Cahill
National Director, Executive Risk Advisors
Dusty Cahill is co-national director of the McGriff Executive Risk Advisors division. He helps manage the strategic direction of the Executive Risk Advisors division and the placement and servicing of many of McGriff’s largest and most complex clients.
His expertise includes directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, errors and omissions insurance, crime, and kidnap and ransom.
Cahill earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia.
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Scott Richards
National Transportation Practice Leader


Scott Richards
National Transportation Practice Leader
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Robert Drew
National Construction Practice Leader


Robert Drew
National Construction Practice Leader
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Johnny Fontenot
National Power and Utility Practice Leader


Johnny Fontenot
National Power and Utility Practice Leader
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Milton Smith
National Director, Surety


Milton Smith
National Director, Surety
Milton Smith is the national director of surety at McGriff. His primary responsibility is to lead McGriff’s surety operations and drive overall growth of our surety practice.
Smith has worked in the insurance industry for over 28 years and held various roles including senior underwriter and senior vice president.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from the University of Alabama. He holds the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designations.
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Paul Cicerchia
National Real Estate and Hospitality Practice Leader


Paul Cicerchia
National Real Estate and Hospitality Practice Leader
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Erik Zentler
National Aviation Practice Leader


Erik Zentler
National Aviation Practice Leader
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Ernie Leist
National Marine Practice Leader


Ernie Leist
National Marine Practice Leader
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Mike Welz
National Senior Living Practice Leader


Mike Welz
National Senior Living Practice Leader
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Matt Little
Office Leader, Atlanta


Matt Little
Office Leader, Atlanta
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Eric Getty
Office Leader, Birmingham


Eric Getty
Office Leader, Birmingham
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John Marshall
Office Leader, Dallas


John Marshall
Office Leader, Dallas
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Braxton Watson
Office Leader, Houston


Braxton Watson
Office Leader, Houston

