Lockton Dunning Benefits Welcomes Josh Killian As Director Of Continuous Quality Improvement

DALLAS, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton Dunning Benefits today announced Josh Killian has joined the Dallas-based health and welfare benefits consulting practice as director of continuous quality improvement.

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A Six Sigma Black Belt, Josh has more than 14 years of professional healthcare experience. Prior to joining Lockton, Josh served as a Six Sigma project manager at Cigna Healthcare where he led his team to drive improvements in operational performance, identify key business metric trends and aid in the establishment of management methodologies to monitor and control processes. He holds a master of business administration from Southern Methodist University and was trained in project management through the American Management Association.

Chief Executive Officer Bruce Sammis remarked, "Our firm is fully committed to continuous quality improvement. Ours is the only firm we know of that employs Six Sigma-trained professionals, dedicated to improving the quality of internal processes. When first hiring a CQI director in 2009, I underestimated the impact of applying Six Sigma discipline to our professional services firm. This is the only way we will run our practice going forward."

Josh is the second member of the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) practice at Lockton Dunning Benefits. He joins Vice President and Six Sigma Green Belt Jessica Brickert who launched the specialty practice in 2009. The CQI team is dedicated to advancing business processes for Lockton Dunning Benefits in the ongoing effort to save Lockton clients time and money.

About Lockton Dunning Benefits

Lockton Dunning Benefits Associates specialize in the design, implementation, communication and year-round service of medical, dental, life, disability and other employer-sponsored benefit programs. In addition to working with their dedicated service team, clients have direct access to Lockton in-house subject matter experts including actuaries, medical directors, compliance attorneys, health risk solutions directors, employee communication directors and M&A due diligence specialists. Lockton Dunning Benefits remains one of the largest benefits consulting practices in the country with more than 400 clients and 192 Associates.

About Lockton

More than 4,450 professionals at Lockton provide more than 15,000 clients around the world with insurance, benefits, and risk management services that improve our clients' businesses. From its founding in 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lockton has attracted entrepreneurial professionals who have driven its growth to become the largest privately held insurance broker in the world and 9th largest overall. Independent researcher Greenwich Associates awarded Lockton its 2011 Service Excellence Award for risk management for large companies. For three consecutive years, Business Insurance has recognized Lockton as a "Best Place to Work in Insurance." To see the latest insights from Lockton's experts, check Lockton Market Update.

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