BOSTON, MA JLT Specialty USA announces the appointment of Tyler Oakes as Senior Account Executive.

The appointment comes after the recent announcement of another key hire joining the CRP team last week. These appointments are part of CRP/JLT's continued investment into Construction specialty further supports JLT's partnership with Construction Risk Partners (CRP) in January 2017. JLT is committed to building market leading teams to provide clients with an unmatched specialized capability and expertise within their specialty areas.

Oakes will be a key component to the organization's overall growth and development plan. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Oakes joins JLT from Aon where he served as an Account Executive/Broker within Aon's Construction Services Group. In this role, he served as a key advisor and account manager to both owner and contractor clients in supporting their risk management operations. Before Aon, Oakes was a Senior Underwriter within Liberty Mutual's construction vertical.

"Tyler's experience and in-depth knowledge of Construction Risk will be a true asset to our team and clients," said Mike Rice, Chief Executive Officer at JLT Specialty USA. "We are thrilled that Tyler has joined our team."

"We are delighted to welcome Tyler to our Construction Risk Practice in Boston," said Joe Charczenko, Partner, Construction Risk Partners a JLT Group Company. "Tyler will contribute to our team's on-going commitment to exceed our clients' expectations."

Oakes holds both his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Construction Risk Insurance Specialist designations.