No Other Wholesaler Empowers Retail Brokers Like Brown & Riding.

We apply a few basic principles on a consistent basis to earn your trust and confidence, which helps ensure that your experience with Brown & Riding is a refreshing change.

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We have a clear vision: We’re working every day to produce a best-in-class experience and superior outcomes for our teammates and trading partners. To realize that vision, we focus on achieving an equally clear mission: Remaining a fiercely independent firm that is continuously raising the standard of excellence for the wholesale insurance brokerage industry.

Our Team

Chairman’s message

“Commitment to excellence begins at the top. I want you to know that my commitment is unwavering…”

In 2003, Brown & Riding became the first ever wholesale insurance brokerage in the U.S. to successfully implement a Quality Management System certified to ISO 9001.

Our Quality Management System (QMS) ensures your business is being handled with the highest service standards and levels of consistency, no matter who you work with in our organization. Achieving and maintaining this quality standard and certification is an extensive process.

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Key Facts:

40+ years in business. Founded in San Francisco, CA in 1980.
Offices nationwide and licensed in all 50 states.
One of the Top 10 P/C wholesalers since 2014 (source: Business Insurance) and currently placing over $2.5 billion in annual premium.
100% owned and managed by key employees with a “Best Place to Work” positive culture that attracts and retains top talent.
Our long-term internal perpetuation strategy offers top professionals industry-leading ownership and wealth-building opportunities and ensures we stay free from conflicts of interests with our clients and insurance carrier partners.
Specialists – Our professional staff are organized by specialty product and industry practice groups, tied together by a strong culture of teamwork and high standards. Our clients benefit from the collective expertise of our diverse, cohesive nationwide team.
We offer coordinated placement and service across multiple specialist coverage lines. With broad market access and deep relationships, we’re structured to handle and focus on larger, more complex deals.
Internationally-recognized ISO 9001 Quality Certification since 2003 – The first ever wholesale insurance brokerage in the U.S. to achieve this certification and held to the highest professional standards.
Proprietary, state-of-the-art, 24/7 Secure Client Portal providing fully transparent marketing on submissions.
Serial recipient of the 5-Star Wholesaler Award from the retail broker community, driven by over 20 years of client feedback collected from thousands of real transactions used to continually improve processes and services.

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Brown & Riding has been recognized as a “5-Star Wholesale Broker” for the ninth year in a row.

The Best Insurance Companies to Work for in the USA | Top Insurance Employers

August 21, 2025 - This report highlights industry organizations that lead in their benefit offerings, compensation, culture, and professional growth. Brown & Riding’s Chief Distribution Officer, Cristi Carrington, provides insights into fostering a successful work environment and what makes B&R unique.

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Blueprints and Blind Spots

July 29, 2025 - Brown & Riding's Construction Practice explores critical coverage gaps that can arise on construction projects. Using a recent federal lawsuit in Florida as a case study, this article highlights the importance of aligning policies and offers strategies to help brokers proactively minimize coverage gaps.

Transportation Market Update: Summer 2025

July 2025 - Brown & Riding’s Summer 2025 Transportation Market Update provides a detailed overview of the current transportation marketplace across multiple lines. Specialists from across the nation have pooled their knowledge to provide comprehensive insights into the industry’s latest developments.