Lockton Named to InformationWeek Elite 100

Business intelligence data analytics project recognized for information technology innovation

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May 06, 2015, 10:41 ET

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton was included in the 2015 InformationWeek Elite 100. The annual ranking of US companies highlights business technology innovators who are changing the competitive landscape of information technology. Lockton is the world's largest privately held, independent insurance broker.

This is the sixth consecutive year Lockton has been recognized by InformationWeek. The award is based on work by Lockton's Information Technology team on a data analytics and business reporting solution, Enterprise Analytics. The dashboard allows C-level executives to easily view and manipulate real-time business intelligence data to gather information on things such as what's driving revenue, what's driving expenses, which divisions are less or more profitable, and where to invest in human capital.

"Some of our COOs are very detail-oriented and data-oriented, so they're not afraid to dive into the rows and columns of data," said Joe DuCharme, IT Director. "But as you can imagine, time is very limited for them. To be able to bring up a dashboard and quickly go to the metric they're interested in and to drill through that metric, it has been a huge time saver."

The project began in late 2010 and has gone through three major development phases, requiring collaboration from IT, accounting, and beyond.

"This by no means was a one-person show," DuCharme said. "Teams from across the company put forth great effort and collaboration to deliver this project to the company."

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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