Lockton boosts Pacific Cyber practice with two NFP hires

Lockton Financial Services has bolstered its Pacific Cyber practice with two hires from NFP.

Elissa Doroff (pictured) joins Lockton having most recently served as Managing Director and Cyber Technical Leader for NFP’s management and professional lines, where she was responsible for thought leadership, claims advocacy and consultation services. Prior to that, she headed AXA XL’s risk management services as Underwriting and Product Manager to minimize the frequency and severity of data breaches for clients, and was a broker at Marsh and McLennan’s network security and privacy practice. She started in the industry as claims counsel at AIG focusing on data security and privacy, media and technology liability.

In her new role as Managing Director—Cyber Product Leader, Doroff is focused on driving product innovation and thought leadership for cyber, tech E&O, and media liability. She will serve as the lead technical consultant and advise clients and colleagues on best practices in risk mitigation, vendor management and claims navigation.

Also joining Lockton’s cyber leadership team is Akhil Chopra, an industry veteran with more than 20 years in the cyber industry, all of which have been focused on insurance advisory, brokerage and placement. In his new role as Managing Director—Cyber Growth Leader, he will be responsible for cyber product growth, innovative technology solutions and group purchasing strategies for the private equity industry, as well as broader initiatives to bring operational efficiency to purchasing cyber insurance.

Chopra was Managing Director, Head of Cyber Brokerage for NFP prior to joining Lockton. He developed NFP’s overall cyber strategy and brokerage operations. While at Marsh as Corporate Cyber Practice Leader, he successfully built out and managed multiple teams across the country to help sell cyber offerings to new and existing clients. He also developed key trading relationships in the marketplace to provide unique risk transfer solutions and services. Earlier in his career, he managed a book of technology business at AON and was a professional liability advisor at Integro Insurance Brokers.

With these new additions, Lockton has promoted Brian Pfund to Senior Vice President—Cyber Placement Leader to oversee its cyber operations and talent development. Pfund will partner closely with Doroff and Chopra to drive a cohesive cyber strategy across Lockton’s Pacific region.

“While our cyber practice has enjoyed an excellent reputation and strong presence on the West Coast for a number of years, the addition of Elissa and Akhil will continue to raise the bar in terms of expertise, resources and service excellence,” says Reid Eanes, Managing Director, Co-Practice Leader of LFS. “Their technical acumen, industry expertise and thought leadership, which spans more than 35 years collectively, will bring immeasurable value to our clients as they lead our cyber team.”

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