JLT Specialty USA has appointed Andrew Hersh as senior vice-president.

Mr Hersh previously worked at The Newman Team at Aon as a senior vice-president with account executive responsibilities. In this capacity, he served as the outsourced risk manager for Warner Music Group and managed a diversified client base.

“We could not be more thrilled to welcome Andrew to the JLT Specialty USA family,” said Mike Rice, chief executive officer of JLT Specialty USA. “Andrew’s 20 years of experience in risk consulting will prove to be invaluable to our clients and prospects.”

Mr Hersh will be based in JLT’s New York office where his primary focus will be supporting the financial and operational objectives of clients, providing risk financing and risk consulting solutions that mitigate and transfer risk.

JLT Specialty USA is a subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, a specialty-focused provider of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits related advice, brokerage and associated services.