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.

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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:

45 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 tenth year in a row.

Transportation Market Update: Spring 2026

April 2026 - Brown & Riding’s Spring 2026 Transportation Market Update outlines key trends across the transportation insurance market, highlighting the complexity of coverage for transportation network companies and the evolving risks tied to liability, excess auto, and cargo exposures. It also emphasizes ongoing challenges in the trucking industry, while addressing the need for tailored insurance solutions, including professional liability, to address critical coverage gaps.

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Monoline Sexual Abuse Insurance Market Grows Amid Rising Exposure in the US

March 6, 2026 - Carriers continue to remove SAM coverage from standard General Liability policies, and legislative changes continue to expand exposure. In a recent article by The Insurer, SAM specialist Lisa Rodriguez and other experts share insights on how the market is evolving and how brokers and carriers are navigating this challenging space.

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Medical Spa Boom Reveals New Lines of Risk

March 1, 2026 - As the medical spa industry continues to grow, so do complexities around risk, regulation, and insurance coverage. This article outlines common issues and how risk exposure has expanded. Medspa expert Tracy Bautista further addresses challenges impacting coverage, including evolving treatments and equipment, as well as non-FDA-approved drug use.