Growth: Lockton, Benefit Informatics

Lockton Companies L.L.C., an insurance brokerage firm, has opened an office in Philadelphia that will offer insurance, employee benefits and risk management services to managed care executives.

The office also will sell benefits and risk management services to other health care organizations, according to Lockton, Kansas City, Mo.

Kevin Junod, the head of the new office, previously was the head of health care industry practice at the Philadelphia office of a unit of Aon Corp., Chicago (NYSE:AON).