Lockton Expands Reinsurance Brokerage Team in U.S.

Huxley and Chang Join Reinsurance Operations in California

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Oct 12, 2011, 12:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton, the world's largest privately held insurance broker, has added two experienced reinsurance brokers to its Lockton Re team to spark continued growth. Allan Huxley has been named Managing Director of Lockton Re and Olive Chang, ARe, has been named Senior Vice President of Lockton Re, Lockton's reinsurance intermediary.

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Huxley will be responsible for new business development, client advocacy, and team leadership with Lockton Re insurance company clients in the U.S.

Chang will support new business development, provide client service, structure reinsurance programs, and conduct negotiations for clients.

"Allan Huxley and Olive Chang are top-flight reinsurance professionals," said Mike Hammond, Executive Chairman of Lockton's international operations. "Our growing portfolio of reinsurance clients will benefit from their expertise in structuring complex reinsurance programs."

Allan Huxley most recently has been a Managing Director with reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co., based in southern California. He has more than 35 years of experience in reinsurance. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas.

Olive Chang has more than 20 years of experience in reinsurance, most recently as a Senior Vice President at Guy Carpenter & Co. She has also worked with Swiss Re and with G.J. Sullivan Co. She is a graduate of Ming Chuang College in Taipei, Taiwan and holds the Associate in Reinsurance professional designation.

Both will be based in Lockton's downtown Los Angeles office at 725 S. Figueroa, 35th Floor, Los Angeles, California. Huxley can be reached at (818) 836-5815 and e-mail [email protected]. Chang can be reached at (818)836-5816 and e-mail [email protected].

About Lockton

More than 4,100 professionals at Lockton provide more than 15,000 clients around the world with insurance, benefits, and risk management services, offering an uncommon level of client service. From its founding in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lockton has grown to become the largest privately held insurance broker in the world and 9th largest overall. Independent researcher Greenwich Associates awarded Lockton its 2011 Service Excellence Award for risk management for large companies. For three consecutive years, Business Insurance has recognized Lockton as a "Best Place to Work in Insurance."

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