About AmWins Group, Inc.

AmWINS Group, Inc. (“AmWINS”) has been a leader in the wholesale insurance industry since its formation in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and has 82 locations across 19 countries, including 50 in the United States. The firm has expertise across a diversified mix of property, casualty and group benefits products. AmWINS also offers value-added services to support some of these products, including product development, underwriting, premium and claims administration and actuarial services.

With more than 2,300 employees, AmWINS is an amalgamation of 28+ wholesale brokerage, underwriting and group benefit operations which have been acquired over the course of 12 years. The firm currently receives more than 250,000 submissions a year from retail insurance agents across the United States. More than $7 billion in premium placements makes AmWINS the largest wholesale broker in the U.S.* AmWINS has extensive relationships with more than 14,000 retail insurance brokerage firms and more than 500 insurance underwriting firms.

Recent recognition for AmWINS:
•Ranked the largest wholesale broker in the U.S. by premiums placed*
•Ranked #22 on the Grant Thornton North Carolina 100 (largest privately held companies in North Carolina)
•2010 Charlotte Business Journal Fast 50
◦#1 fastest growing company in Charlotte by dollar revenue growth
•2010 Business Insurance Readers Choice Awards – Silver Circle (Best Wholesaler/MGA)
•2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Winner (Financial Services Category) – Steve DeCarlo, CEO