ST. LOUIS, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. Louis office of Lockton, the world's largest privately owned independent insurance brokerage, today announced that Robert W. (Bob) Reiff has agreed to join Lockton as the office's Chief Operating Officer.
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As COO, Reiff will be responsible for the overall operations of Lockton St. Louis, including leading service teams in Risk Management, Benefits Consulting, Retirement Services, and Compensation Consulting.
Reiff brings nearly 20 years of experience in the insurance industry to Lockton. His expertise includes direct sales, field service, marketing, distribution and market development, affinity programs, product development, training and development, and E-business. He has extensive management experience and has worked with large companies in a variety of industries.
Prior to joining Lockton, Reiff spent the last six years with The Hartford as Senior Vice President in charge of distribution, field service, associations and products. At The Hartford his teams led the disability and life insurance industry in sales in 4 out of the last 5 years. Prior to that, Reiff was with Standard Insurance Company for 14 years, most recently as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
"This is an exciting time for Lockton St. Louis as we execute this next phase in our growth plans and attracting someone with Bob's rare skills and national stature is ideal timing for us," said Kevin McDaniel, President & Chief Executive Officer of Lockton St. Louis. "Bob's track record of driving success through team execution is well known in our industry, so for both our people and clients we are thrilled to have Bob join us as we continue to expand our reach in the market."
Lockton has received Business Insurance magazine's Best Place to Work in Insurance Award in the large agents/brokers category. The award recognizes firms whose employees give them high marks in areas such as leadership, planning, corporate culture and communication, role satisfaction, work environment, relationship with supervisors, and training and development.
Reiff graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing.
About Lockton
More than 3,800 professionals at Lockton provide more than 15,000 clients around the world with insurance, benefits, surety and risk management services, offering an uncommon level of client service. From its founding in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Lockton has grown to become the largest privately held insurance broker in the world and 10th largest overall. You can learn more at www.lockton.com.
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