WTW builds out insurance IT & consulting offer with new leader

Global insurance broking group  WTW picked a former Berkshire Hathaway Specialty vet in its search for new leadership to its insurance IT and consulting business.

Lauren Finnis (pictured) comes to WTW from a tenure as head of wholesale distribution at Synchrono Group, but also has a history with Berkshire Hathaway Specialty, where she led customer and broker engagement in both the central and east regions. Her career also includes posts at Zurich Insurance and McGladrey.

It’s a lengthy title to a very multi-faceted role. Finnis will “help clients transform through technology-enabled analytics, integration, and efficiency, driving value from underwriting, pricing, product development, distribution, and sales capabilities” in a post WTW has dubbed regional proposition leader for North America pricing, product, claims and underwriting (PPCU) commercial lines in its insurance consulting and technology (ICT) business.

The global proposition leader in WTW’s insurance consulting and technology (ICT) business for commercial P&C and specialty lines, Taffy Jo Mayers, commented: “I am delighted to welcome Lauren to the team. She is an outstanding addition to our North American leadership team and is a recognised strategic problem solver and trusted partner throughout the commercial insurance sector. Her deep understanding of the insurance industry and successful history of fostering innovation and transformation for carriers positions her as the ideal person to lead our regional PPCU efforts in North America. I look forward to working with her to expand our commercial lines practice.”

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