Category: Releases

McGriff announced today that it has restructured its Personal Lines operations to allow for direct support to the Private Client sales and service functions within the division, following a period of substantial growth and profitability for the line of business. Private Client sales and service team management will now fall to a new centralized team…

June 28, 2022 RALEIGH, NC – McGriff today said it has hired Rodney Ledford as the strategic growth officer for its Small Business and Personal Lines division. Ledford joins McGriff with 18 years of industry experience, most recently as vice president, national partners for a global insurance carrier. In this new role, Ledford will be responsible…

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…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – McGriff today released its third annual National Benefit Trends Survey, a report providing insights into many of the most important benefit trends in the United States. McGriff heard from 780 employers across the nation in several major industries. Key findings from the survey include: Employee retention again ranks as the top priority for…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – McGriff has hired Austin Jones as sales leader for Florida and practice leader for the state’s new condo team. The senior vice president is joining McGriff with over 10 years of experience in the condominium and multi-family specialty market, mostly in Florida. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Jones will oversee sales development and…

King of Prussia, Penn. – McGriff has promoted Michael Welz as senior vice president and national practice leader for its Senior Living practice. Welz joined McGriff in March, 2022 and has focused on working closely with the McGriff team to support existing clients while growing and developing new client relationships. Prior to joining McGriff, he supported…

DALLAS – McGriff has hired Rafael Araujo as Head of Projects/Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) – Construction Risk Management in its National Construction Practice. Araujo previously served as a senior vice president for another large global broker in its Construction & Infrastructure Practice.  He was responsible for managing and servicing many of the broker’s global contractors with major…

HOUSTON – McGriff has hired Kevin Sisk as an Executive Vice President and Energy practice leader for its Houston office. Sisk joins McGriff with nearly 30 years of experience in the industry. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of the Houston Global Marine & Energy practice of a large global insurance broker, where he…

MIAMI – McGriff has hired Walter Viteri as a senior vice president and commercial sales leader for its South Florida Region. Viteri joins McGriff with 20 years of experience in insurance, all in the complex Florida marketplace. Most recently, he spent nearly five years as a client executive lead with a national broker where he was…