Marsh has appointed Jacqueline Quintal as US digital asset leader and Matthew McLellan as US directors and officers (D&O) liability product leader. Quintal, currently a managing director within Marsh’s US financial institutions (FI) practice, has been named to US digital asset leader of where she will oversee the delivery of innovative risk transfer solutions to a broad range of firms working with digital assets and blockchain technology. Based in New York, she will continue to report to Alex deLaricheliere, Marsh’s US financial institutions and professional services industry practice leader. In his new role, McLellan will lead Marsh’s D&O strategy for clients and act as the D&O liaison with insurers on new forms, endorsements, and manuscript wording and also with Marsh’s panel counsel. He joined Marsh in 2018 as a FINPRO senior client advisor after eight years as a professional liability coverage attorney. Based in Washington DC, he will report to Carole Lynn Proferes, Marsh’s US FINPRO advisory and industry leader. deLaricheliere says: “Jackie Quintal brings a wealth of experience in digital asset risk transfer having advised some of the most established financial institutions and early stage fintech, insurtech, cryptocurrency, and blockchain firms.” “She is the ideal person to lead Marsh’s US digital asset efforts forward working across Marsh to deliver broad risk understanding and strategic risk transfer solutions to traditional and evolving financial institutions,” he adds. Proferes notes: “Our clients continue to face very challenging D&O trading conditions and need a firm with deep expertise in the D&O insurance product and marketplace. Matt McLellan’s technical acumen and legal background combined with his unbridled passion for the subject matter make him a perfect fit for this critical role.”
