Newfront hires from Marsh for Pittsburgh market leader role

Phil Huffman

Newfront Insurance Inc. said Wednesday it has recruited another executive from Marsh LLC, naming Phil Huffman as market leader for greater Pittsburgh.

He was previously senior vice president and Pittsburgh growth leader at Marsh, specializing in manufacturing, construction, energy, real estate, technology and health care sectors.

Prior to Marsh, Mr. Huffman was a client advocate at Willis Towers Watson PLC.

Newfront is the 40th-largest brokerage of U.S. business, according to Business Insurance’s most recent ranking.