Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. has promoted John Hurley II to president of property/casualty brokerage services effective July 1, the broker said in a statement Wednesday.
Mr. Hurley is senior vice president of property/casualty, and the new role “reflects the high-caliber work Hurley has done and will continue to accomplish,” the statement said, adding that he has been with the firm since joining as an intern in 1990.
In this newly created position, Mr. Hurley will be based in Waukee, Iowa, and report to Holmes Murphy Chairman and CEO Dan Keough.
Mr. Hurley began leading the entire property/casualty business, including sales and operations in all locations, last July, according to Dan Keough, chairman and CEO of Holmes Murphy.
“John has embraced his role and has been instrumental in not only developing and implementing a property/casualty sales process enterprise-wide, but also aligning our deep commitment to understanding client cultures to help determine risk effects on financial outcomes to provide the best service,” Mr. Keough said in the statement. “He’s also expanded the PC leadership team.”
Holmes Murphy ranked as the 26th largest broker of U.S. business in Business Insurance’s most recent ranking with about $160 million in brokerage revenue. Commercial property/casualty business accounted for about 40% of its revenue.
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