Beecher Carlson names COO

Bill Daly

Beecher Carlson, the large account unit of brokerage Brown & Brown Inc., on Monday named Bill Daly as chief operating officer, replacing Scott Davis, who left the firm to join EPIC Holdings Inc. earlier this year.

Most recently, Mr. Daly was chief financial officer of Brown & Brown’s retail division. In addition, he had previously served as interim chief financial officer of Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson and has served on its executive committee for the past 15 months, according to a Beecher Carlson statement.

As COO, he will report to Joe Siech, Beecher Carlson’s CEO, and oversee Bermuda wholesale, product groups, team resources, information technology, insurance operations and partnership agreements, according to the statement.

“With his knowledge of the Brown and Brown organization and resources, Bill will create efficiencies in the way we partner with our clients,” Mr. Siech said in the statement.