Growth of Lockton's St. Louis Office Results in Associate Promotion

Diane Fischer advances to Vice President, Unit Manager of Risk Management.

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Dec 02, 2014, 09:01 ET

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton's St. Louis office is pleased to announce the promotion of Diane Fischer to Vice President, Unit Manager of Risk Management. Lockton is the world's largest privately held, independent insurance broker.

"Diane has contributed significantly to our success in St. Louis and her new role capitalizes on her ability to develop and lead cross functional teams," said Vincent Gaffigan, Director of Risk Consulting for Lockton Companies in St. Louis. "She is well respected by clients and in the industry and will strengthen our strategic consulting services."

Lockton Companies - St. Louis promotes Diane Fischer to Vice President and Unit Manager in the Risk Management practice.

"This is a great opportunity and I am honored to play a leadership role through this exciting period of growth," said Fischer. "We have an outstanding group of Associates who will maintain the momentum of our recent success while providing our clients with the most innovative ideas and solutions."

Fischer joined Lockton in 2007, with more than 20 years of national account underwriting and broking experience. Since that time, she has managed a portfolio of client relationships, providing multi-level strategies in program design, risk finance and enterprise risk. Fischer has also taken a leadership role in the launch of Lockton's Mining Practice, working with some of the largest companies in the US. She is a frequent speaker at industry events and maintains executive-level relationships with the underwriting community.

Fischer holds a B.A. in mathematics from Hofstra University and a Masters of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

Fischer can be reached in Lockton's St. Louis office at (314) 812-3255 or [email protected], located at 3 CityPlace Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141.

About Lockton

More than 5,300 professionals at Lockton provide 41,000 clients around the world with risk management, insurance, and employee benefits consulting services that improve their businesses. From its founding in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lockton has attracted entrepreneurial professionals who have driven its growth to become the largest privately held, independent insurance broker in the world and 10^thlargest overall. Independent researcher Greenwich Associates has awarded Lockton its Service Excellence Award for risk management for large companies. For six consecutive years, Business Insurance magazine has recognized Lockton as a "Best Place to Work in Insurance." To see the latest insights from Lockton's experts, check Lockton Market Update.

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