What Happened?
Itasca, IL-based Arthur J. Gallagher Appointed Robert Allen as Chief Information Security Officer
About the Company
Arthur J. Gallagher and Co. and its subsidiaries provide insurance brokerage and risk management services to various commercial, industrial, institutional, and governmental organizations. It operates in two segments, Brokerage and Risk Management. The Brokerage segment primarily consists of retail and wholesale brokerage operations. Its retail brokerage operations negotiate and place property/casualty, employer-provided health and welfare insurance, and retirement solutions primarily for middle-market commercial, industrial, public entity, religious, and not-for-profit entities. This segment`s wholesale brokerage operations assist company`s brokers, and other unaffiliated brokers and agents in the placement of specialized and hard to place insurance programs. It also acts as a brokerage wholesaler, and managing general agent or managing general underwriter distributing specialized insurance coverages for insurance carriers; and performs activities, including marketing, underwriting, issuing policies, collecting premiums, appointing and supervising other agents, paying claims, and negotiating reinsurance. The Risk Management segment offers contract claim settlement and administration services for enterprises that choose to self-insure some or all of their property/casualty coverages, and for insurance companies that choose to outsource some or all of their property/casualty claims departments. This segment also offers integrated disability management programs, information services, risk control consulting (loss control) services, and appraisal services. The company provides its services through a network of insurance brokers and consultants. It operates primarily in the United States, Australia, Bermuda, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Arthur J. Gallagher and Co. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.
About the Person
Robert Allen is Chief Information Security Officer at Arthur J. Gallagher. Previously, Robert Allen is wiht General Electric. In 2010, Robert S. Allen joined CNA as VP and CISO. Based in downtown Chicago, Allen reports to the Global CIO and is a member of CNA’s technology executive leadership team. Allen is directly responsible for information security strategy, policy, operations and IT compliance, and information risk management functions. He has guided CNA to a hybrid outsourcing approach for security and works closely with his managed services partner on balancing off-shore and internal resources. Prior to CNA, Allen held senior leadership positions at Allstate Insurance Company and the Audit Bureau of Circulations and has more than 15 years of progressive experience within the information security, audit and risk management fields. Allen earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Ontario and is a graduate of the Kellogg (Northwestern) executive leadership program.
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