Marsh swoops on AIG, Aon talent to boost UK financial lines unit FINPRO

Broker Marsh has made two senior hires from AIG and Aon to strengthen its UK financial & professional (FINPRO) practice within Marsh JLT Specialty.

Stephanie Pestorich Manson has been named chief client officer for management liability and head of directors’ & officers’ (D&O) product, and Jason Mills as the wholesale leader responsible for the business which focuses on large or complex financial and professional risks that are placed in Lloyd’s and the wider international insurance market.

Manson joins Marsh JLT Specialty from AIG, where she leads the management liability team as head of commercial institutions in the UK. She previously was at Aon from 2009-2015 in various roles, including as EMEA D&O product leader.

Based in London, Manson is expected to join the firm later this year. She will report to Beth Thurston, head of management liability, UK FINPRO Practice, Marsh JLT Specialty.

Mills joins Marsh from Aon, where he has been executive director of the financial & professional services group (F&PSG) for the past 11 years, leading the UK and international financial services group teams in Aon's London Global Broking Centre. He was also the financial institutions industry group leader for Aon in EMEA and a member of the F&PSG Global Leadership Group. He was previously employed by Marsh as a senior vice president in the UK FINPRO practice from 2002-2008.

Mills will join Marsh in Q1 2020. He will report to Paul Denny, CEO, UK FINPRO practice, Marsh JLT Specialty.

Denny said: “Stephanie is one of the most respected D&O leaders in the London market and is a leading expert on management liability risk. Her technical expertise and client insight are second to none. She will play a key role in developing Marsh’s management liability capabilities.

“We’re also delighted to welcome Jason back to the firm to drive our wholesale placement proposition in the UK FINPRO Practice. His incisive understanding of the market, together with his extensive experience in financial lines and international placement, will be vital as we develop our wholesale solutions for financial lines.”

Paul Moody, UK CEO, Marsh JLT Specialty, added: “As the world’s leading broker and risk adviser, Marsh offers exciting and fulfilling career opportunities for the brightest industry talent that are capable of delivering the services and solutions clients require to be more successful.”

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