Partnering with alternative asset funds and direct investors to drive profitable investments through a fully integrated M&A team; executing across transactional risk, commercial insurance, and employee benefits, and delivering resources throughout the investment cycle.● Work with a highly experienced, integrated M&A team with expertise gained through 1,000+ transactions every year globally. ● One-stop-shop for PE and M&A, participating in all deal phases, from target evaluation through due diligence, to post-deal implantation. ● Provide pre-acquisition due diligence, transactional insurance solutions, group purchasing and fund liability protection.● Understand how risk and employee benefits impact returns across all industries, regardless of size.● Work directly with our brokerage team to deliver the most competitive premium results.● Deliver insurance analytical tools that provide insurance decision support, loss forecasting and catastrophic modeling.

An innovative problem solver and new business producer who delivers coordinated and customized insurance solutions to clients and prospective clients. Positioned as a dedicated point of contact, delivering industry and insurance market expertise, placement specialists, claims advocacy professionals, benchmarking resources, and analytical tools.Leading an experienced account team to ensure clients are receiving high quality outcomes at a competitive cost. ● Responsible for ensuring my clients are served with distinction, bringing coordinated, customized and personal service● Lead the account team to ensure my clients are receiving the best of Willis Towers Watson● Establish short term and long term client strategy● Develop a detailed exposure, business, and coverage analysis with recommendations● Create a client insurance program and service plan design● Built strong client and market relationships● Mentor account managers and administrators● Coordinate the renewal of my current client business from origination to completion ● Develop and cross selling of new business● Prepare, coordinate, and articulate presentations (oral and/or written) for all levels of client contacts● Respond in a timely manner to the requests and needs of my clients● Prepare written correspondence, reports, and analyses as needed.● Attend unit meetings, educational workshops, carrier functions, staff meetings, and industry events● Sales experience working with high net worth individuals, industry experience, negotiation skills, client relationships, and experience closing sales.● Hold property & casualty and health & benefits insurance license Contact Information: Christopher.Loucks@WillisTowersWatson.com/ Mobile: (216)269-4907

Identify, initiate and develop new clients that meet the Marsh & McLennan ideal client profile to ensure a consistent flow of new revenues to Marsh & McLennan. Accomplishments● Identified ideal prospective clients through personal research and effectively engaged the leadership team using various business development techniques.● Initiated contact & secured appointments with qualified firms; conducting in-depth dialogue and fostered a positive relationship with the c-suite● Identified key decision makers, clients & prospects risk needs and aligned Marsh's capabilities that best served my clients ● Gather internal and external information including: Industry risk profile, benchmarking, clients strategic goals and objectives, market conditions reports, total cost of risk and current service information.● Engaged appropriate internal industry groups and partnered across the firm to support initial and ongoing sales meetings and proposals ● Monitored and tasked internal activities to ensure timetables and deliverables were met in the sales process; and ensured the post-sale team provided quality service● Acted as a visible leader in my designated industries and participated in industry associations, organizations and boards● Developed and maintained effective networks with the business community and industry

The STAR program was a Best-in-Class accelerated training and producer development program. The comprehensive year long program entailed classroom instruction, case studies, mentorship, group activities, and role playing. The STAR program provided me with the technical expertise and sales know-how so that I can be both forward thinking and client facing. Accomplishments● Selected as one of twenty-two leaders in the U.S. to participate in the highly competitive, yearlong STAR Producer Program ● Collected comprehensive training in business development strategies and creative risk management techniques● Collaborated with Marsh Executives and Top National Producers who have proven themselves, to develop the sales skills necessary to deliver world class risk solutions to clients● Achieved top marks on the 2012 STARS interactive final exam● Strengthened my understanding of Marsh's global risk specialties and industry practices so that I could deliver the appropriate product and service offerings to my clients● Worked hand-in-glove with my assigned mentor during the STARS program who helped me grow, move forward, overcome challenges and pushed me to be the best.

Led a small, independent insurance brokerage team with modest commercial sales through a successful expansion into the Cleveland marketplace. Given complete autonomy for commercial division re-engineering and market alignment. Built relationships and drove business through new accounts, risk analysis and prospecting. Accomplishments● Recognized market opportunities and generated a strong Cleveland market presence achieving in first year sales. ● Secured new business relationships with over four national insurance providers and received two new appointments for our company.● Increased written new business and commerical lines productivity

Chosen to be a member of State Auto Mutual Insurance Company's innovative PaceSetter Producer Development Program. Which is an exclusive yearlong accelerated insurance training and development program that teaches agents the complexities of being a full time insurance producer. The program included structured training and development curriculum, hands on sales skill development, and assignment of a Producer coach. Accomplishments● Developed insurance sales skills using the highly acclaimed Dynamics of Selling sales program by the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research ● Received comprehensive technical & underwriting training provided by State Auto senior leadership and underwriters● Developed a Personal Marketing Plan which guided my sales efforts ● Curriculum included marketing, sales and underwriting expertise necessary to write quality business

EDP is a leading Midwest consulting & engineering firm with expertise in the geosciences, materials and the environment. While at EDP, I solved and provided recommendations for problems arising out of quality control, monitoring, and analysis of soils, concrete, asphalt and other building materials. Collaborated with contractors, engineers and architects on multifaceted geotechnical projects from inception to completion. Accomplishments● Achieved certification for the use of onsite nuclear testing equipment.● Promoted to assist within the soil and material testing laboratory increasing lab productivity● Supported my clients at every stage of the building cycle, from site acquisition and design through construction and maintenance/restoration.