NOVATAE RISK GROUP NAMES KIMBERLY JENKINS AS NEW COO

DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Novatae Risk Group (Novatae), the wholesale business of leading insurance brokerage World Insurance Associates (World), announced that Kimberly Jenkins has joined as the firm's new chief operating officer. In this role, Jenkins will drive Novatae's operations and business strategy by leading and executing initiatives focused on profitable growth through enhanced operational effectiveness and efficiency across the organization, evolving systems and infrastructures and building out best-in-class client solutions to deliver exceptional client experiences. She will be a key contributor to the Novatae Executive Leadership team and World's Corporate Operations Leadership team.

"Kimberly possesses a strong passion for helping associates and clients thrive through excellence, innovation and with a focus on high performance," said Nick Greggains, president, Novatae. "She has direct experience building and implementing strategies that drive employee engagement, increase operational efficiencies and improve client satisfaction. We are delighted to have her join the team."

"I am thrilled to continue building on the momentum Novatae has gained these past few years as it executes its growth strategy," said Kimberly Jenkins, chief operating officer, Novatae. "Taking business strategy and process improvement to the next level is an exciting undertaking, especially when the focus is to drive employee and client satisfaction."

Jenkins has more than 25 years of leadership experience in client service operations. Most recently, she was the head of strategic planning, and formerly chief M&A officer, at DUAL North America. Prior to that she was the operations leader for large accounts at Willis Towers Watson. She also held operations leadership roles at Nielson and Hewitt Associates. Jenkins holds an MBA from DePaul Driehaus College of Business and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.

"We are excited to welcome Kimberly to the team and look forward to the positive impact she will make for our employees and clients," said Andrea Paris, World's chief operating officer. "Her expertise in client service operations will prove invaluable as we continue to build out the Novatae infrastructure."

About Novatae Risk Group
Novatae Risk Group (Novatae) is a full-service wholesale insurance brokerage, underwriting manager and Lloyd's Coverholder, providing brokers and their clients with specialty insurance products and services for complex and hard-to-place risks across a broad spectrum of property, casualty and specialty lines. Novatae is the wholesale division of World Insurance Associates LLC, serving more than 6,000 clients from 37 offices across the U.S. and the U.K. For more information, please visit www.novatae.com.

About World Insurance Associates LLC
World Insurance Associates (World) is a nationally ranked financial services organization headquartered in Iselin, N.J., that serves its clients from more than 300 offices across the U.S. and U.K. World's comprehensive network of brokers and specialists empower people to make informed decisions to improve their risk management outcomes, modernize their benefits programs and help achieve their long-term financial goals. Using data-driven analytics, World's advisors innovate new products and solutions tailored to clients' needs across commercial and personal insurance and bonds, employee and executive benefits, wealth management and retirement plan services, private client services and payroll & HR solutions. For more information, please visit www.worldinsurance.com.

SOURCE Novatae Risk Group