Marsh & McLennan Agency names new president and COO

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, a White Plains-based insurance broker and risk management firm, has named Bill Jeatran as president and Christina Mott as the company”™s chief operating officer. Both will report to David Eslick, chairman and CEO of Marsh & McLennan Agency.

Jeatran, who succeeds Ben Allen as president, will focus on advancing the company”™s strategic direction through acquisitions, client engagement, talent development and scaling best practices.

Jeatran previously served as CEO of Marsh & McLennan Agency”™s upper Midwest region. In 1986, he founded RJF Agencies Inc., an independent insurance agency in Minnesota, and served as its CEO until the company was acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency in 2011.

“Having built his own successful business before most recently leading MMA”™s largest region, the upper Midwest, Bill is the ideal executive to help develop MMA”™s strategic priorities for the future,” Eslick said in the announcement.

Mott, who previously served as innovation leader of Marsh Global Risk & Specialties, will be responsible for operational best practices, innovation, technology and digitization initiatives and product development. She previously served as director of solution development for Oliver Wyman, a New York City-based management consulting firm.

“Given her background in innovation, strategy and operations, Christina will ensure that we execute on our ambitious plans to further expand on the MMA offering,” said Eslick.

“These appointments further demonstrate MMA”™s growth and maturity,” he added. “By adding expertise from across the industry, we will further our ability to help our firms meet the increasingly complex needs of their clients.”

Marsh & McLennan Agency was established in 2008 by its parent company, Marsh, to serve as a platform for the middle market in the company’s insurance brokerage and risk management business.