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Assured Neace Lukens Promotes Jon Taylor to Managing Director Responsible for leading operations of the Charleston, South Carolina office

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Oct. 15, 2014 — Assured Neace Lukens recently promoted Jon Taylor to Managing Director of the Assured Neace Lukens Charleston, South Carolina office, effective immediately. In his new role, Taylor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the office, in addition to maintaining his book of business. Since joining Assured Neace Lukens in 2003, Taylor has held positions with increasing responsibility. Most recently, he served as a senior vice president and South Carolina employee benefits practice leader. Taylor specializes in fully insured underwriting, self-insured funding strategies, and wellness program development for employers with 100 to 3,000 employees. “Jon has been an integral part of the Assured Neace Lukens team for more than a decade. The Charleston office will benefit from Jon’s leadership” said Larry Schaefer, President of Assured Neace Lukens. “We are excited for him to take on the responsibility of managing the Charleston office.” Taylor was named a Top Employee Benefits Consultant by Risk & Insurance in 2011, as well as a Liberty Mutual Responsibility Leader for his commitment to the employee benefits industry. Taylor studied marketing at Western Kentucky University, and has completed an Affordable Care Act accredited course through the American College. For more information about Assured Neace Lukens, please visit: www.neacelukens.com. ABOUT ASSURED NEACE LUKENS Founded in 1991, Assured Neace Lukens specializes in commercial property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, risk management and personal insurance coverage. Assured Neace Lukens offers the resources of a large firm and the service of a local independent office. Assured Neace Lukens is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and has more than 30 offices throughout Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Assured Neace Lukens became an AssuredPartners, Inc. company in

September 2011. For more information, visit us at www.neacelukens.com, or visit our blog, Facebook and LinkedIn pages. ABOUT ASSUREDPARTNERS, INC Headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida and led by Jim Henderson and Tom Riley, AssuredPartners Inc., a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR, acquires and invests in insurance brokerage businesses (property and casualty, employee benefits, surety, MGA/wholesalers) across the United States and in London. From its founding in March of 2011, AssuredPartners has grown to approximately $390 million in annualized revenue and continues to be one of the fastest growing insurance brokerage firms in the United States with more than 80 offices in 27 states and a London office. Since 2011, AssuredPartners has acquired 70 insurance firms. For more information, please contact Dean Curtis, CFO, at 407.708.0031 or dcurtis@assuredptr.com, or visit http://www.assuredptr.com.

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