In 1982, CRC opened for business in Birmingham, Alabama, where the groundwork was laid to become the top performer in the wholesale brokerage industry. We committed ourselves to performing at a level above the rest, thus proving we could stand up to the risks that might come our way – large or small, simple or complex – even risks that others wouldn't touch. This commitment set the stage for what we have become today.

QBE Insurance Group may be one of Australia's leading insurers, but it also has a hefty global reach. The company offers a variety of insurance and reinsurance through offices in about 50 countries. QBE provides general property/casualty policies, as well as liability, auto, marine, aviation, energy, accident, workers' compensation, and professional indemnity coverage. The company writes both individual and commercial insurance policies and also administers reinsurance coverage. Its products are sold through direct and independent representative agencies. QBE Insurance Group earns about three-fourths of its revenue outside of Australia.

Founder, chairman, and CEO Bruno Rousset owns a controlling stake in April Group company. April Group provides services for insurers that design and administer health, accident, and savings plans. April Group distributes its products and services through brokers and agents, as well as through partnerships with retailers, banks, and travel agencies. When "avril" showers bring a flood of insurance claims, April can help you. The firm owns more than 40 companies that operate in four areas: individual personal protection insurance, corporate insurance, life insurance and savings, and individual property and casualty.

American Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in property and casualty insurance business in the United States. It offers property and transportation insurance products that include inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related, and commercial automobile insurance; specialty casualty products consisting of executive and professional liability, umbrella and excess liability, excess and surplus, general liability, and targeted programs; and specialty financial products, such as fidelity and surety bonds, and lease and loan services; and workers’ compensation products. The company also provides various retirement products, primarily fixed, indexed, and variable annuities; life; and supplemental insurance products. In addition, it engages in commercial real estate operations, including hotels, marinas, resorts, apartments, and office buildings. The company was founded in 1872 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Penn-America Group® offers property and casualty products designed for small commercial businesses through a select network of wholesale general agents empowered with specific binding authority. Its insurance companies hold admitted licenses and surplus lines qualifications in all 50 states and D.C. and maintain A.M. Best "A" (Excellent) XI ratings.Penn-America's insureds are small businesses that have limited access to larger standard lines insurers and must seek insurance in the “excess and surplus lines” market because of their rural locations, small premium size and non-standard risk characteristics. In this secondary market Penn-America is rewarded with higher prices than the standard lines segment, more flexibility in excluding coverage for specific loss exposures and lower premium taxes and state guaranty-fund assessments.

Southern California home buyers aren't the only ones who can partake of Orange Coast Title's (OCT) services. OCT and its subsidiaries provide commercial and consumer title insurance and closing services to homebuyers and lenders in more than 40 states from dozens of offices located mostly in the West, though the company does have offices in Pennsylvania and Texas. Its operating subsidiaries include California Title Company, Advantage Title, Equity Title, and First Centennial Title. OCT's Lender Services division, headed by subsidiary National Asset Management Group, offers foreclosure processing, appraisals, and other services nationwide. Chairman and CEO John Marconi founded Orange Coast Title in 1974.

AXA UK helps to insure assets and assure wealth protection. The company provides insurance and other financial products and services throughout the UK. Its offerings include property/casualty, life, travel, and health insurance, as well as asset management and financial planning products. AXA UK sells these products through subsidiaries including AXA Insurance UK (general personal and commercial insurance), AXA Sun Life (investments and pensions), AXA PPP healthcare (health insurance), and AXA Ireland (primarily auto insurance). French firm AXA, one of Europe's largest insurance companies, owns AXA UK.

Everest Re markets to US and international insurance companies directly and through independent brokers. Under its reinsurance arrangements, Everest Re assumes risks of policies written by other insurance companies. The company offers specialized underwriting in several areas, including property/casualty, marine, aviation, and surety, as well as medical malpractice, directors and officers liability, and professional errors and omissions liability.

As one of the largest marketers of employee benefits in the United States, we offer the product diversity and security you seek in a benefits provider. Our core business is focused on small to mid-size employer groups. Assurant Employee Benefits offers the strength and stability you can count on and is a national leader in all product lines based on number of contracts in force.* We are a part of Assurant Inc., a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 Index. Assurant Employee Benefits has offices nationwide and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. We are a customer-driven, service-oriented organization committed to providing its customers with the quality products and services they've come to expect.

FBL Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, sells individual life insurance and annuity products in the United States. The company provides whole life, term life, and universal life policies; annuity and investment products; supplementary contracts; traditional fixed rate and index annuities; and a line of personal and commercial property-casualty insurance products. It also offers variable universal life insurance and variable annuity contracts. The company markets its individual annuity products through independent agents and brokers; and variable products through alliances with other insurance companies. As of December 31, 2009, its Farm Bureau life distribution channel consisted of 2,020 exclusive agents and agency managers; and EquiTrust life independent distribution channel consisted of 20,195 independent agents. FBL Financial Group was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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