Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. Appoints Bill Farran as President of its Professional Liability Division

San Diego, Calif. (02/19/2014) – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc., one of the largest program administrators in the country, has appointed Bill Farran as president of the Professional Liability Division. Farran will be responsible for Arrowhead’s Architects and Engineers Professional Liability and Real Estate Agent Errors and Omissions Programs as well as developing a growth strategy to add new niche products throughout the United States.

Mr. Farran joins Arrowhead with more than 29 years of industry experience on both the agency and carrier side. Most recently he served as the vice president for the Design Professionals business unit at Navigators Management Company where he created a stable and successful program. Mr. Farran was responsible for developing the policy, underwriting guidelines, marketing collateral and risk management materials while fostering broker and agency relationships. Before Navigators, Mr. Farran served as the practice leader for the Design Professionals and Real Estate Professionals business units at Travelers Bond and Financial Products. Mr. Farran holds the Registered Professional Liability Underwriter designation (RPLU).

Arrowhead’s Chief Executive Officer, Chris Walker, said Mr. Farran’s experience in the Professional Liability field positions him to drive Arrowhead’s programs in the right direction. “Bill’s experience in these markets and his long standing relationships with our producers align him with the strategies and goals of this division and we look forward to his leadership within this new role,” Walker said.

“I’m excited to be a part of this team while we strategically grow both the Architects and Engineers Professional Liability and Real Estate Agents E&O Programs,” Mr. Farran said. “I see great potential in our opportunities to expand and look forward to increasing the professional liability profile at Arrowhead through the connections I have made in the design and real estate industries over the years.”

Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, is a national insurance program manager for commercial, personal and specialty products and is one of the largest general agencies in the U.S. with over $1 billion written premium under management in 2013. Arrowhead’s relationships with strong insurance carriers provide stability for our nationwide network of producers. We invite insurance agencies and companies from coast to coast to grow with us. For more information about our products and services, please visit us at ArrowheadGrp.com. Arrowhead is a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), which is
ranked by Business Insurance magazine as the United States’ seventh largest independent insurance intermediary with over $1 billion total revenue.

Brown & Brown, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers a broad range of insurance and reinsurance products and services. Additionally, certain Brown & Brown subsidiaries offer a variety of risk management, third party administration, and other services. Serving business, public entity, individual, trade and professional association clients nationwide, the Company is ranked by Business Insurance magazine as the United States’ seventh largest independent insurance intermediary. The Company’s Web address is www.bbinsurance.com.

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Natalie Lara
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