RiskProNet Intl. Elects Robert W. Lampus President.

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Robert W. Lampus, senior vice president and general counsel for Dawson Insurance, Inc., in Cleveland, Ohio, has been named president of RiskProNet International, Inc. (RPNI), a network of 28 independent insurance brokers located throughout the United States and Canada.

Lampus has been with Dawson Companies, a group of integrated financial services firms with offices throughout Ohio and Florida, since 1994. He has more than 30 years experience in the insurance industry. He is also a member of the Ohio Bar, specializing in risk management and agency acquisitions.

He previously served as president and trustee of the Insurance Board of Greater Cleveland and as a District 12 trustee of the Independent Insurance Agents of Ohio.

RPNI's 28 partners last year had combined revenues of $497 million, giving the organization significant market strength. Each of the 28 partners is an equal owner in the association, which gives its members the geographic diversity and shared knowledge base to serve clients with national, international or highly specialized exposures to risk. Total written premiums in 2003 were $4.8 billion.

RPNI members include AH&T Insurance, Va.; Brady Chapman Holland & Assoc., Texas; Cambridge Underwriters, Mich.; CFG Insurance Services, Inc., Minn.; Dawson Companies, Ohio; Diversified Risk Insurance Brokers, Calif.; Eustis Insurance, La.; J.W. Flynn Company, Ind.; Herbert L. Jamison Company, N.J.; Interlink Partners, LLC, Texas; Johnson, Kendall & Johnson, Inc., Pa.; Litchfield Insurance Group, Conn.; J. Smith Lanier, Ga.; C.J. McCarthy Insurance Agency, Inc., Mass.; Merritt & McKenzie, Ga.; Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc., Ill.; Mortenson Matzelle & Meldrum, Inc., Wisc.; Wick Pilcher Insurance, Ariz.; Rebsamen Insurance, Ark.; Reynolds & Reynolds, Iowa; Sterling & Sterling, Inc., N.Y.; SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Brokers, Calif.; Sullivan & Curtis of Washington, LLC, Wash.; Talbot Agency, N.M.; Tanner Insurance Brokers, Inc., Calif.; J.W. Terrill, Inc., Mo.; and Watson Insurance, N.C. B.F. Lorenzetti & Assn. is based in Toronto, Canada.

RiskProNet International is headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.riskpronet.com or by calling Executive Director Gary Normington at 650-323-1929.

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