26TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF AGENTS AND BROKERS (Q, R)

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Quarles Agency Inc.
5810 E. Skelly Drive, Suite 300, Tulsa, Okla. 74135; 918-665-1252;
fax: 918-665-2119
1996* 1995*
Gross revenues $5,240,000 $4,875,000
U.S. clients 100% 100%
Brokerage: Retail 94% 90%
U.S. offices $4,925,600 $4,387,500
Reinsurance NA 4%
Personal lines 4% 4%
Invstmt. income 2% 2%
Total employees 47 44
Total offices 4 4
**Fiscal years ending 4/30/97 and 4/30/96.
Founded: 1979.
Retail brokerage: 97% commissions, 3% fees.
Employee benefits: 14% of revenues in 1996.
Retail brokerage offices: Oklahoma City; Omega Agency Inc., Dallas; Quarles Agency of Georgia, Atlanta.
Licensed excess/surplus broker in: Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas.
Officers: C. Gene Quarles, chairman; Robin Buerge, president; Dale Wells, president-Omega Agency Inc.; John Bilton, vp-Quarles Agency Inc. of Georgia; Tom Hoyt, vp-Quarles Agency Inc. of Georgia.
Contact: C. Gene Quarles.
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Rebsamen Insurance Inc.
1500 Riverfront Drive, Little Rock, Ark. 72202; 501-661-4800;
fax: 501-666-9592
1996 1995
Premium volume $127,210,022 $127,849,269
Gross revenues $21,397,878 $21,398,946
U.S. clients 100% 100%
Brokerage: Retail 66.69% 64.9%
U.S. offices $14,270,245 $13,887,916
Wholesale 15.21% 18.11%
Personal lines 4.02% 3.75%
Services 10.61% 9.34%
Invstmt. income 3.47% 3.90%
Total employees 159 150
Total offices 3 3
Founded: 1929.
Retail brokerage: 91.7% commissions, 8.3% fees.
Employee benefits: 10.64% of revenues in 1996.
Acquisitions: Carlisle Adjustment, Fort Smith and Jonesboro, Ark., January 1997; Employers' Self-Insured Services, Little Rock, Ark., January 1997.
Retail brokerage offices: Springdale and Fort Smith, Ark.
Non-retail brokerage subsidiaries: Insurisk Excess and Surplus Lines, Little Rock, Ark.
Licensed excess/surplus broker in: Arkansas.
Officers: Allen J. McDowell, president/CEO; William R. Stringfellow, general counsel/senior vp; John H. O'Donnell, CFO; William R. Fisher, senior vp-marketing; Joe H. Stafford, senior vp-sales.
Contact: John O'Donnell.
Rehder y Asociados S.A.
Las Begonias 441, 7mo. piso San Isidro, Lima, Peru; 51-1-442-4435;
fax: 51-1-442-4360
1996 1995
Premium volume $35,000,000 $27,000,000
Gross revenues $4,500,000 $3,750,000
U.S. clients 10% 8%
Non-U.S. clients 90% 92%
Brokerage: Retail 70% 76%
U.S. offices $315,000 $228,000
Non-U.S. offices $2,835,000 $2,622,000
Reinsurance 7% 6%
Personal lines 15% 12%
Services 5% 4%
Invstmt. income 3% 2%
Total employees 85 82
Total offices 4 3
Founded: 1977.
Retail brokerage: 95% commissions, 5% fees.
Employee benefits: 20% of revenues in 1996.
Retail brokerage offices: Corporacion Rehder y Asociados, Lima, Peru.
Officers: Bernardo Rehder, chairman; Jaime Grana, vice chairman; Javier Rehder, general manager; Jorge Rehder, Jose Inurritegui, directors.
Contact: Javier Rehder.
Ricci Associates Inc.
1910 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. 63103; 314-231-2277;
fax: 314-231-1641
1996 1995
Premium volume $14,465,878 $13,821,000
Gross revenues $1,657,645 $1,589,500
U.S. clients 100% 100%
Brokerage: Retail 91.5% 92.5%
U.S. offices $1,516,745 $1,470,288
Wholesale 0.7% 0.5%
Personal lines 5.7% 5%
Services 0.6% 0.5%
Invstmt. income 1.5% 1.5%
Total employees 19 18
Total offices 2 2
Founded: 1985.
Retail brokerage: 96% commissions, 4% fees.
Employee benefits: 13% of revenues in 1996.
Retail brokerage offices: Public Entity Risk Managers, Springfield, Mo.
Licensed excess/surplus broker in: Illinois, Missouri.
Officers: Thomas C. Ricci Jr., chairman; Stephen E. Ricci, president; John D. Wittenberg, executive vp; Thomas C. Ricci III, H.A. (Tony) Miller, vps.
Contact: Stephen E. Ricci.
Riedman Insurance
45 East Ave., Rochester, N.Y. 14604; 716-232-4424;
fax: 716-232-7802
1996 1995
Gross revenues $41,446,000 $36,400,000
U.S. clients 100% 100%
Brokerage: Retail 75% 75%
U.S. offices $31,084,500 $27,300,000
Personal lines 22% 20%
Invstmt. income NA 5%
Other 3% NA
Total employees 570 453
Total offices 65 60
Founded: 1938.
Retail brokerage: 95% commissions, 5% fees.
Employee benefits: 3% of revenues in 1996.
Licensed excess/surplus broker in: Colorado, Iowa, New York, Tennessee, Virginia.
Officers: John R. Riedman, chairman; James R. Riedman, president.
Wm. Rigg Cos.
309 W. Seventh St., Suite 200, Fort Worth, Texas 76102; 817-335-4444;
fax: 817-336-5944
1996 1995
Premium volume $94,512,169 $82,303,323
Gross revenues $22,552,000 $18,654,000
U.S. clients 99% 99%
Non-U.S. clients 1% 1%
Brokerage: Retail 55% 54%
U.S. offices $12,403,600 $10,073,160
Wholesale 30% 31%
Personal lines 2% 2%
Services 2% 1%
Invstmt. income 1% 1%
Other 10% 11%
Total employees 125 102
Total offices 5 4
Founded: 1895.
Parent: The Rigg Group Inc.
Retail brokerage: 97% commissions, 3% fees.
Employee benefits: 1.25% of revenues in 1996.
Acquisitions: Skeels, Mullens & Fuos, Dallas, Texas, January 1996.
Retail brokerage offices: Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas.
Non-retail brokerage subsidiaries: Dallas.
Licensed excess/surplus broker in: Texas.
Officers: Cecil Y. Ray Jr., chairman; Wade Nowlin, executive vp; Tom Gillis, Brad Johnson, executive vps; Jay Scheideman, CFO.
Contact: Cecil Y. Ray Jr.
Robertson-Ryan & Associates Inc.
660 E. Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis. 53202; 414-271-3575;
fax: 414-271-0196
1996 1995
Premium volume $54,353,594 $56,404,574
Gross revenues $10,140,687 $10,226,520
U.S. clients 100% 100%
Brokerage: Retail 83% 84%
U.S. offices $8,416,770 $8,590,277
Personal lines 13% 13%
Invstmt. income 4% 3%
Total employees 80 79
Total offices 1 1
Founded: 1960.
Retail brokerage: 95% commissions, 5% fees.
Employee benefits: 34% of revenues in 1996.
Licensed excess/surplus broker in: All states.
Officers: Jay H. Robertson, chairman; John S. Borges, president; Charles V. Johnson, executive vp; James C. Boyce, Steven R. Kuhnmuench, Jack T. Ryan, vps/directors.
Contact: Charles V. Johnson.
Thomas Rutherfoord Inc.
1 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, Va. 24011; 540-982-3511;
fax: 540-342-9747
1996* 1995*
Premium volume $95,000,000 $89,000,000
Gross revenues $11,261,000 $10,020,000
U.S. clients 93% 93%
Non-U.S. clients 7% 7%
Brokerage: Retail 86% 86.5%
U.S. offices $9,684,460 $8,667,300
Personal lines 2.5% 3%
Services 5.5% 5.5%
Invstmt. income 6% 5%
Total employees 104 98
Total offices 7 6
**Fiscal years ending 6/30/96 and 6/30/95.
Founded: 1916.
Retail brokerage: 95% commissions, 5% fees.
Employee benefits: .5% of revenues in 1996.
Retail brokerage offices: Raleigh, N.C.; Alexandria, Norfolk, Richmond and Roanoke, Va.; H.L. Duke & Co., Richmond, Va.; Rutherfoord International Inc., Alexandria, Va.
Licensed excess/surplus broker in: Virginia.
Officers: Thomas D. Ruthefoord Jr., president; George A. Steadman III, senior vp-operations; Thomas R. Brown, senior vp-marketing; David E. Keys, vp-sales; Bradford R. Buie, vp-finance.
Contact: George A. Steadman III.