IMA hires marine, energy execs from Liberty Mutual, Willis, McGriff

IMA Financial Group Inc. on Thursday said it has hired three former executives from Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, Willis Towers Watson PLC and McGriff, Seibels & Williams to lead a marine practice in its Houston office.

Katie McCord joins IMA as senior vice president and national marine practice leader, while Jason Homrighaus and Allyn Roberts both join as senior vice president – energy and marine, IMA said in a statement.

Ms. McCord was previously an underwriting officer at Liberty International Underwriters, the global specialty division of Liberty Mutual. Mr. Homrighaus previously served as senior vice president, global energy at Willis Towers Watson and Mr. Roberts was vice president at McGriff.

IMA expanded its energy practice to Houston in January and it has grown to include 25 energy insurance executives.

In addition to expertise in marine hull, liability and cargo insurance, the new hires expand IMA’s coverage for the upstream, midstream and downstream energy sector and energy construction, IMA said.

IMA is the 28th-largest brokerage of U.S. business, according to the latest Business Insurance ranking. In 2019, it reported $175.9 million in U.S. brokerage revenues.