Texas Tech University

Bill Henry

Co-CEO, Marsh & McLennan Agency, Southwest Region
BBA Finance 1970
Bill Henry is Co-CEO of Marsh & McLennan Agency's (MMA) Southwest Region. He maintains client relationships and actively supports the development of new business, as well as internal support of future leadership. Bill is focused on maintaining a unique culture that practices being “Pied Pipers” for “P.L.U.'s”  (People Like Us) and treating all people with dignity and respect!  A “key” component is leading by example. 

From 1996 until 2015, Bill served as Chairman and CEO of MHBT Inc. (McQueary Henry Bowles Troy), which was one of the largest independently owned insurance agencies in the country. Prior to the merger with Bowles, Troy & Associates in 1996, Bill led McQueary & Henry, Inc. for nearly a decade. McQueary & Henry, Inc. began as a bootstrap operation in 1983, by Bill Henry and Joe McQueary (deceased), and quickly became one of the top insurance brokerage firms in Dallas. 

Bill began his career in the insurance industry in 1972, selling and servicing Fortune 1000 Accounts for the Texas Employers' Insurance Association, National Accounts Division. His territory included New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. In 1976, Bill assumed the role of Manager of National Accounts. Bill has served as Chairman of the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers and is Founding Chairman of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation of Texas/Southeast Region. Other leadership roles have included numerous insurance company agent councils, the Board of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas, the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce Board, Regional Chairman for Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Political Action Committee (IMPACT) and a founding board member of Signal Mutual Insurance Association.

Bill holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas Tech University. As a proud Red Raider, he continues to be actively involved in various alumni committees and activities, including the Rawls Advisory Council.
Bill Henry, 2021 Distinguished Alumnus