Lockton Hires Employee Benefits Expert in Nashville

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Feb 26, 2015, 10:54 ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton, the world's largest privately held, independent insurance broker, announced Matthew Gregory has joined its Nashville office where he'll specialize in employee benefits solutions for the healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and retail industries.

"Matt will be an outstanding addition to our growing Nashville team. His highly consultative approach to business is an ideal fit as we expand our Nashville presence," said Kevin McDaniel, President of Lockton St. Louis and Nashville.

Gregory joins Lee Cattell-Roberts in the Lockton office in Nashville. Cattell-Roberts joined Lockton in 2014 as an account executive in the employee benefits practice. Lockton is actively expanding its staff in Nashville in both property and casualty insurance and employee benefits.

Before joining Lockton, Gregory served as sales director at Benefitfocus, where he focused on the 500 to 5000 employee market sector in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama. Prior to that, he spent four years at Unum and four years at BB&T Insurance Services. Gregory earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi and holds a Master of Business Administration from Auburn University.

Matthew Gregory will operate from Lockton's Nashville office, 725 Cool Springs, Suite 600, Franklin, TN, 37067. He can be reached by phone at (615) 732-6050.

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 10th largest overall. Independent researcher Greenwich Associates has awarded Lockton its Service Excellence Award for risk management for large companies. For six consecutive years, Business Insurance 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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