WTW, global advisory, broking and solutions company, has announced the appointment of two new hires, Thomas Rhatigan and Dan Peck, within its North American Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) business.
Scott Hull, Global Head of Surety, WTW, commented: “The addition of Tom and Dan demonstrates our continued focus on bringing the brightest industry talent to WTW to deliver best-in-class solutions. I am delighted to welcome them to the team and am confident that they will deliver the best solutions to client challenges.”
Rhatigan has been appointed Northeast Senior Director and Commercial Surety Leader for CRB in the Northeast region.
In his new role, he will be responsible for driving new business through strategic growth across Commercial Surety, contributing to WTW’s tactical push to become the global Surety market leader, the firm noted.
Prior to WTW, Rhatigan served at Marsh as Managing Director and Head of the Northeast Surety practice. He brings more than 25 years of industry experience on both the underwriting and broking sides of the business, developing solutions to challenging and complex credit cases.
Peck was appointed Director and New England Contract Surety Leader to expand on the company’s focus to bring specialised expertise to meet clients’ distinctive surety needs.
With 15 years of specialised experience, he joined WTW from the Hartford, where he served as Regional Surety Leader, Peck brings technical proficiency and geographical competence, having served clients from Florida to Maine.
He will be based in Massachusetts and report to Douglas Wheeler, Contract Surety Leader, CRB, North America, WTW. Based in Short Hills, NJ, Rhatigan will report to Scott Hull, Global Head of Surety at WTW.
Michael Chang, Head of CRB, North America, WTW, added: “We continue to hire those professionals that align perfectly with our North American CRB focus on expertise and specialization, and Dan and Tom align perfectly with that strategy. I look forward to helping them deliver best-in-class solutions to clients throughout the Northeast region.”
