Headquarters:

901 Main Street, Suite 3650, Dallas, TX 75202

Year founded:

1980

Number of employees:

380+

Phone:

972 402 6669

Email:

marketing@brcins.com  

Website:

brownandriding.com

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-&-riding/

“Everything we do as an organization is to serve our agents in a meaningful way, which is to provide industry-leading insurance solutions when they need us the most” 

Mark Maher Jencap

BROWN & RIDING

Chris Brown

Chairman

Jeff Rodriguez

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mike Boseman

Chief Operating Officer

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Chris Brown joined B&R in 1985 as the company’s first marketing representative in southern California. He was elected president in 1990 and named chairman in 2007. As chairman, Chris remains dedicated to driving product specialties in the firm’s national property, casualty, and management and professional liability departments, as well as continuing to develop the current and future leaders of B&R’s growing number of industry specialty practice areas. He is also the leader of B&R’s national Construction Practice Group, a team of dedicated construction experts across the country, specializing in casualty, property, environmental, and professional liability. 

Chairman

Chris Brown

Jeff Rodriguez joined B&R as chief operating officer in 2005, was named president in 2007, and became CEO in 2010. He has overseen strategic acquisitions and significant organic growth and has helped the company grow to have offices nationwide. During his tenure as CEO, the company has consistently ranked as one of the largest E&S brokers in the nation. Rodriguez holds a bachelor’s degree in economics, master’s in business administration, and numerous insurance certifications. He is frequently called upon to speak at regional and national industry events.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jeff Rodriguez

Mike Boseman joined Brown & Riding’s brokerage division in 2007, where he grew a highly profitable book of property business before transitioning to operations in 2015. He has been instrumental in developing B&R’s key client relationships and facilitating the growth of the organization, including expanding the company’s national footprint. He became chief operating officer in 2017 and is currently responsible for strategic operations, including client and carrier development, enhancing the company’s information technology service offerings, and enforcing the company’s service standards and regulatory compliance.   Boseman holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Pepperdine University. 

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Mike Boseman

“Everything we do as an organization is to serve our agents in a meaningful way, which is to provide industry-leading insurance solutions when they need us the most” 

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“Whether it’s getting their license or rotating them through various portions of the company, we’re training [our interns] so that at the end of two years, they are subject matter experts in whatever division they care to have focused upon”

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Harold Nam

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Harold Nam joined Brown & Riding as a staff accountant in 2008. Since joining the firm, he has continued to ascend to positions of increased responsibility, and in 2021, he was named chief financial officer. He has seen the firm through many pivotal accounting transitions, including two significant M&A transactions, improvement of department alignment with the day-to-day needs of production staff, and has helped lead the finance and accounting department through unprecedented growth. Nam has been instrumental in helping B&R grow from a regional specialty broker to the largest fully independent, owner-operated, national wholesale brokerage firm in the United States.

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Harold Nam

Cristi Carrington

Chief Distribution Officer

Cristi Carrington has worked in the insurance industry for over 25 years and is the point person for Brown & Riding’s carrier relationships. She manages the underwriting division and has developed many specialized programs for the company during her tenure, including a Habitational program, DIC, MPL, All Risk, including Wind & Earthquake, and a nationwide risk purchasing group for a top 40 nationally ranked retailer. Cristi works on several committees and industry associations. She currently serves on WSIA’s Board of Directors as the PAC Committee Co-Chair and is Vice President of the Surplus Line Association of Washington Board of Directors.

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Cristi Carrington

Brown & Riding (B&R) is a leading national wholesale insurance brokerage firm. B&R specialists write over $2.2 billion in annual premium and have been helping retailers find the best options for their insured clients for over 40 years. The company provides a fully diversified array of property, casualty, and management and professional liability products and services in the excess and surplus lines marketplace and is organized by expertise giving retailers the best collective efforts, knowledge, and relationships of the entire firm. B&R has also developed key specialty practice areas, including construction, energy and environmental, transportation, healthcare, technology, and more, to further address the unique needs and requirements retailers face with their insureds. The firm is owned internally by over 50 shareholders with high-performing brokers owning approximately 60 percent of the company and growing. B&R is also the first-ever wholesale insurance brokerage in the US with a Quality Management System certified to ISO 9001, an internationally recognized quality certification that the firm has held for over 20 years. In addition, B&R continues to receive numerous industry and employment awards, including Top 10 Largest P/C Wholesalers in the US, 5-Star Wholesale Brokers, Best Places to Work in Insurance, Top Insurance Employers, and America’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces.

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Andrew Grim

Executive Director of Specialty, National Casualty Practice Leader

Elizabeth Bounds

General Counsel

Nealy Farshadi

Principal, Strategic Client Relations

Simon Williams

Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955

Andrew Grim is Brown & Riding’s executive director of specialty and works with the Executive Leadership Team and Practice Group Leaders to promote marketing uniformity, streamline recruiting efforts, and manage specialty formation and development. He is also tasked with spearheading innovative strategies for the firm’s industry and specialty practice areas. Grim also serves as B&R’s National Casualty Practice Leader, a position he has held since 2021, overseeing the practice group’s continued growth and marketplace reputation. He has been a member of WSIA’s Membership & Ethics Committee since 2018 and is also an IICF Southeast Division Board Member.

Executive Director of Specialty, National Casualty Practice Leader

Andrew Grim

Elizabeth Bounds oversees Brown & Riding’s legal, risk management, and claims departments. As the company’s chief legal resource, she reviews and negotiates corporate contracts and manages the firm’s litigation, internal legal resources, and relationships with outside counsel. She also works closely with B&R’s senior management in developing overall risk management strategies for the firm and is directly accountable to the Board of Directors for implementing risk control measures and for the facilitation and oversight of corporate liability insurance placements. In the claims department, she takes an especially active role in policy interpretation and client claims advocacy.

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Elizabeth Bounds

Nealy Farshadi is instrumental in helping strengthen and grow Brown & Riding’s client relationships. She maintains and improves quality procedures, oversees B&R’s ISO certification, and manages the client feedback program. Her contributions enable the executive management team to act on client input effectively. As a result, B&R’s client feedback scores greatly exceed the average and continue to improve each year. Farshadi also supports and furthers the growth of B&R and its employees by contributing to professional development within the organization and being a resource to staff.

Principal, Strategic Client Relations

Nealy Farshadi

Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.

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Kimi Shah

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Kimi Shah

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Kimi Shah

Accordingly, 2023 was a tremendously successful year for the firm, having closed approximately $3.4 billion in total written premiums, representing a 24 percent growth rate.   “To be the best wholesaler, you must employ the best brokers and support staff in the business. Jencap is laser-focused on attracting the best talent, and we credit this ongoing effort to much of our rapid growth,” adds Maher. As part of Jencap’s ongoing efforts to retain employees and invest in new talent, the company launched the Jencap Success Academy, a two-year training program for college graduates that provides a full-time job position and high-level technical skill-building. Similarly, Jencap’s Internship program provides students entering their sophomore or junior year of college with the opportunity to explore different departments at the firm.   “Whether it’s getting their license or rotating them through various portions of the company, we’re training them so that at the end of two years, they are subject matter experts in whatever division they care to have focused upon,” explains divisional president, Bruce Peddle.  To serve its growing employee base and book of retail clients, Jencap invests in technology and has adopted an innovative AMS platform. The company also launched the TSIQ underwriting submission system and successfully completed an Oracle GL/AP rollout in 2023.   “Our reputation relies on our integrity and protecting our carrier partners, while consistently providing partners with competitive terms and conditions in a timely manner. At the end of the day, it’s really doing what you say you’re going to do,” says Peddle.

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“We will continue to strengthen our service proposition and customer experience as a key differentiator, as we build on the momentum we have achieved to date across multiple business lines and territories,” says McLean. “Our im is to continue to grow our market relevance and strengthen our partnerships with our strategic brokers as we expand our leadership position in key sectors. “We will also continue to invest in talent. We are committed to drawing from the broadest pools of talent, and to creating an environment that attracts and retains stellar employees. We recognise the importance of building teams that are diverse, collaborative, and innovative and are dedicated to cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture in which all our employees can thrive.”