Category: Releases

November 15, 2024 NEW YORK – Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), a global leader in risk, strategy and people, today completed the acquisition of McGriff Insurance Services, LLC. With the closing of this acquisition, McGriff’s more than 3,500 colleagues will join Marsh McLennan Agency. “We are thrilled to welcome the McGriff team to Marsh McLennan,” said John Doyle, President and CEO…

April 2, 2024 RALEIGH, NC – McGriff today said it has formed a new National Property Practice to provide specialized resources across the organization to support its ongoing growth in the turbulent property risk management sector. Led by National Director of Property Donna Matthews, the new practice group will provide marketing assistance with shared and layered complex…

February 20, 2024 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – McGriff has promoted Gary Sanders to area executive for its Tennessee offices. His primary role will be to lead McGriff’s four insurance offices in Tennessee while continuing to build a strong culture and drive organic growth and client retention for the employee benefits and property and casualty lines of business. Sanders…

January 22, 2024 SEATTLE – McGriff has promoted Erik Zentler to practice leader for its Seattle-based Aviation practice. Zentler brings nearly 20 years of experience in aviation insurance to the role, including eight years of experience with McGriff and 11 years with an independent aviation specialty broker based in Seattle. “Erik’s growth mindset and desire to…

January 4, 2024 CHARLOTTE – McGriff announced today that it has promoted industry veteran Mike Breedlove to National Sales and Growth Leader. In this new role, Mike will set the strategy for overall sales activities across the firm’s commercial lines of business, including property and casualty, group benefits, surety, and its Executive Risk Advisors division. An…

November 30, 2023 CHARLOTTE, NC – McGriff, one of the leading full-service retail insurance brokers in the U.S., announced today that it has promoted two new leaders in the firm’s Risk Services division. Brandon McCosh has been promoted to National Director, Risk Control. Shane Sumrall has been promoted to National Director, Claims. “Both Brandon and Shane are…

October 3, 2023 CHARLOTTE, NC – McGriff today released its 2023 Paid Leave and Compensation Survey, a comprehensive report providing insights into employer paid leave and compensation trends in the United States. The survey, the latest in a series from the McGriff Employee Benefits division, is based on responses from 412 employers across the nation in several…

August 17, 2023 MOBILE, Ala. – McGriff today said it has opened a new office in downtown Mobile, heart of the rapidly expanding South Alabama region. It will be anchored by Greg Wells, a senior vice president along with employee benefits producer Carter Drane. Like other McGriff offices, this location will provide, property and casualty insurance,…

June 5, 2023 BIRMINGHAM – McGriff said today that it has promoted executive vice president Milton Smith to National Director, Surety. In this new role, Smith will be responsible for leading the firm’s surety operations and driving the overall growth of the surety practice. Smith joined McGriff in 2000. With more than 27 years of experience…

June 5, 2023 DENVER – McGriff announced today that it has hired Dino Catozzo as the National Sales Leader for its Employee Benefits practice. Catozzo joins McGriff with more than 30 years of sales and consulting experience, the past 20 being in employee benefits sales leadership positions. Most recently he served as the growth leader for…