ROANOKE, IN, Jun 09, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), is pleased to announce
that Taffy F. Troup, AIS, CPIW, DAE, its Senior Vice President of
Administration and Operations, was recently named Insurance
Professional of the Year at the 68th Annual National Convention of
NAIW (International).
The Insurance Professional of the Year Award recognizes excellence
among those who have been employed in the insurance industry a minimum
of ten years. Among the criteria considered in conferring the award
are the candidate's participation in association activities,
involvement in the insurance industry, education programs, industry
experience, current career position, activities undertaken in the
community and response to an industry related essay question.
Troup was named Insurance Professional of the Year at a regional
level in March 2009 at the NAIW (International) Region IV Conference
in Troy, Michigan and went on to compete on the national level with
the winners representing the other eight regions of NAIW
(International).
The NAIW (International) is an association of insurance professionals
dedicated to the development of leaders in the insurance & risk
management industries through education, networking and industry
alliances. NAIW (International) represents every facet of the
insurance & risk management industries. Members belong to
approximately 350 local associations across the United States,
Canada, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Australia,
Africa, Kuwait, Bermuda, India & Mongolia.
Troup joined American Specialty, a sports, motorsports and recreation
specialty insurance company, in 1990. Since the company's beginnings
in 1989, it has established itself as an industry leader in the
program segments it serves. Program segments include fairs,
festivals, zoos, motorsports, professional, and amateur sports,
amusement parks, family entertainment centers, sports complexes,
convention/civic centers, and pari-mutuel racing facilities.
American Specialty, headquartered in Roanoke, Indiana, became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., on January 1, 2005.
Brown & Brown is one of the nation's leading publicly-traded insurance
services organization and is ranked by Business Insurance magazine as
the United States' seventh largest independent insurance
intermediary.
This press release may contain certain statements relating to future
results which are forward-looking statements. These statements are
not historical facts, but instead represent only the current belief of
American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services, Inc. and its parent
company, Brown & Brown, Inc. (collectively, the "Company") regarding
future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently
uncertain and outside of the Company's control. It is possible that
the Company's actual results, financial condition and achievements
may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results,
financial condition and achievements contemplated by these
forward-looking statements. Further information concerning the
Company and its business, including factors that potentially could
materially affect the Company's financial results and condition, as
well as its other achievements, are contained in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All
forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date
of this release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to
publicly update or correct any forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances that subsequently occur or of which the
Company hereafter becomes aware.
Contact:
Melanie Reukauf
Vice President, Corporate Services
American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services, Inc.
(800) 245-2744
SOURCE: Brown & Brown, Inc.
