Stephen Keep Joins Conning As Senior Sales Executive
(Hartford, CT) May 19, 2009 — Stephen W. Keep, an experienced marketing executive in U.S. insurance asset management, has joined Conning as a Director. He will be based in Hartford, CT.
Keep, who joined Conning on May 18, will be responsible for marketing Conning’s investment services and products to insurance companies in the U.S. and Bermuda. He will join forces with Conning’s Client Business Development group.
“As Conning’s insurance asset management business continues to grow among P&C, Life and Health insurers, the addition of Steve to our marketing team greatly expands our opportunities for new business development in a market that continues to look to external managers for investment expertise,” said Jack Corroon, Director of Conning’s Client Business Development group. “I am very pleased that Steve has chosen to join Conning and we welcome him to our team. With more than two decades in this market, Steve has the experience, knowledge and industry presence to make a very strong contribution to the achievement of our growth objectives, while adding substantial value to our client relationships.”
Prior to joining Conning, Keep was Business Development Manager for insurance companies at Wellington Management where he marketed a broad range of investment approaches to both regional and global insurers. He began his career in 1985 at Goldman Sachs where he advanced to Vice President in the Fixed Income Currency & Commodity Division.
Conning
Founded in 1912, Conning & Company is a leading global provider of expert solutions and services to the insurance market. As a knowledge leader for the insurance industry, Conning serves clients with a unique combination of asset management, strategic consulting and insurance research. The company is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut with additional offices in New York, London and Dublin. Conning manages in excess of $70 billion in assets for insurance clients. For additional information, please visit us at www.conning.com