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Ann Longmore

Willis Group Holdings Ltd.

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Ann Longmore

Executive Vp

Willis Group Holdings Ltd.

New York

Age: 50

 

An authority on managing liability and developing corporate risk and insurance, Ann Longmore is a global resource for carriers, clients and colleagues on the topics of directors and officers liability, fiduciary liability and employment practices in the Willis Executive Risks Practice Group. Before joining Willis, Ms. Longmore spent 10 years at a large multinational insurance company. In her last position there, she oversaw risks relating to corporate, nonprofit, multiemployer and public plans while consulting on international exposures and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Longmore’s legal experience includes positions at the Department of Labor’s ERISA Enforcement Division, the New York Stock Exchange and the Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of New York. She holds a law degree and master’s degrees in finance and economics.

 

 

HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE INDUSTRY: "I got into the industry by accident when a friend recommended that I interview at a ‘noninsurance insurance company.’ What a recruiter told me was that as we neared the 21st century, the business of transferring risk would take many forms—sometimes utilizing insurance, but at other times through the creation of a financial guarantee or possibly a security. It was this expansive view of risk transfer that initially intrigued me. (My first) position was as a financial underwriter in the financial guarantee side of the house."

 

 

THE BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED: "The best advice I ever received was never be afraid to ask a question. There isn’t a bad question to ask. I’ve seen in my own career and in business that not asking a question can be a fatal error."

 

 

ADVICE FOR THOSE STARTING IN THE INDUSTRY: "Insurance is a wonderful world and never be afraid to spread your wings and try new things. You can find myriad different aspects of insurance. Never be afraid to find something new. It can be endlessly interesting when you’re on the inside."

 

 

WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE PROFESSIONALLY WHILE GROWING UP: "I wanted to be an astronaut—that goes without saying. Still, my goal is to be in space at some point. It was appealing because the sky was the limit and you could do anything and be anything you wanted to be."

 

 

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