McAuley Woods and Associates’ Adrian Smith to Expand Midwest Presence

Insurance wholesaler McAuley Woods and Associates announces the completion of negotiations with Adrian Smith, CEO of Geneva Risk Services, to open McAuley Woods of the Midwest.

West Palm Beach, FL (EMWNews) August 22, 2008 — McAuley Woods and Associates is excited to announce that it has completed negotiations with Adrian Smith, CEO of Geneva Risk Services, to open McAuley Woods of the Midwest. Adrian’s current team of producers and account managers will join him to begin operations effective immediately.

Adrian Smith brings nearly 20 years of wholesale brokerage experience to McAuley Woods. As a co-founder of CRC’s Chicago office in 1999 and an executive VP with Crump Chicago, Adrian and his team add to McAuley Woods’ already strong casualty and construction capabilities.

“Adrian’s energy and expertise are renowned in the wholesale insurance industry,” notes Bob McAuley, Co-CEO and President of McAuley Woods & Associates. “He and his team will have a significant and immediate impact on all of our operations.”

The creation of McAuley Woods of the Midwest further amplifies the wholesaler’s reach in the nation’s heartland and will improve the company’s already high customer service quality and responsiveness to its clients.

“Bob McAuley and Loti Woods have built an impressive national wholesale presence while still maintaining a ’boutique’, entrepreneurial spirit,” said Adrian Smith. “I am tremendously excited about the opportunity to build on this foundation in the Midwest region.”

Founded in 1998, McAuley Woods is a national wholesale insurance brokerage with nearly $200 Million in premium volume. The Company is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL with offices in Nashville, TN, Charlottesville, VA, and Pleasant Prairie, WI.