New risk and insurance services company, Helio, has launched its international business headquarters in Oklahoma City. The firm will provide services in risk financing, management and consulting for commercial and captive insurance. Helio says it will identify and manage risk to businesses through solutions in risk mitigation consulting and insurance placements. In addition, the firm will assist businesses in forming and managing captive insurance companies to be domiciled in Oklahoma and other locations. Blake Kerr will act as CEO of Helio, where he brings long experience in accounting, financial operations and consulting. Working with an extensive network of industries such as healthcare, professional services, aerospace, oil and gas, Helio says Kerr’s work advances the interest of the firm’s clients and partners by focusing on the unique protections and opportunities within captive insurance. Heather McClure becomes general counsel and chief risk officer at Helio after more than 25 years of managing client risk inside law firms and organisations, overseeing risk financing, risk management and captive operations. Previously, McClure was chief risk advisor for global insurance firm Aon from 2021 to 2023. Kyle Sweet has been named chief strategy officer for Helio, where he brings decades of experience as a lawyer representing businesses, individual professionals and insurance companies. Sweet is a multiple-captive owner and has spent the past 13 years as managing partner for law firm Sweet Dewberry Hubbard. Ashley Napier has been selected as Helio’s chief operating officer, and has significant expertise in insurance business operations. In her previous role, Napier managed the operations of independent agency 3000 Insurance Group between 2017 and 2022.
