News Releases

Matthew Fromdahl joins North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division St. Paul, Minn. – Matthew Fromdahl has joined North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division, as a risk advisor in the agency’s commercial lines small business unit. Fromdahl works out of the agency’s Rochester, Minn. office. North Risk Partners (NRP) is a 150-employee insurance brokerage comprised of four…

North Risk Partners Acquires Trucking Agency in Maple Plain St. Paul, Minn. – North Risk Partners (NRP) has acquired Commercial Insurance Group, Inc. (CIG), a trucking insurance agency based in Maple Plain, Minn. The deal, which was finalized Oct. 1, grows NRP’s trucking revenue by over 30 percent. Effective immediately, CIG will adopt the name and brand of…

North Risk Partners COO Chris Meidt named new CEO St. Paul, Minn. – North Risk Partners (NRP) COO – Chris Meidt – was named the company’s new President and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2016. Meidt joined NRP in July 2014 after a four-year run as market manager for Walmart’s eastern Wisconsin region. “I am extremely…

North Risk Partners honored by West Bend St. Paul, Minn. – St. Paul-based North Risk Partners was honored with the President’s Award from West Bend Mutual Insurance Company for earning top status in the company’s 2014 agency incentive program, Partners In Excellence. Partners In Excellence is a program that measures five areas of agency performance…

North Risk Partners ranked eighth top insurance broker by Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal St. Paul, Minn. (May 15, 2015) – North Risk Partners (NRP) was ranked eighth top insurance broker in the Twin Cities metro-area by Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. Brokers were ranked by 2014 written premium value. NRP qualified as eighth place with a…

Johnson McCann, division of North Risk Partners, advocates private health insurance exchanges as good cost-containment, broader choice solution for employers and their employees St. Paul, Minn. – Johnson McCann advisors recently guided employees of Richfield-based Avinity Senior Living through their first employer-sponsored online benefits shopping experience using Liazon’s Bright Choices® Exchange, the industry-leading private benefits…

C.O. Brown’s Mary McClure receives G. Bennet Serrill Memorial Award, first woman in sales St. Paul, Minn. – C.O. Brown’s Mary McClure was presented the G. Bennet Serrill Memorial Award from the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) on April 17 at the NAIFA Minnesota Conference during the Day with…

Regional General Manager Angela Johnson joins North Risk Partners St. Paul, Minn. – Angela Johnson has joined North Risk Partners (NRP) as regional general manager of the company’s southern divisions, C.O. Brown based in Rochester and Johnson McCann based in St. Paul. Regional general manager is a newly created position within NRP. Johnson is responsible for the…

C.O. Brown’s Martha Hoven recognized as Outstanding Service Professional by Acuity St. Paul, Minn.  – C.O. Brown’s Commercial Service Advisor, Martha Hoven was recently recognized as an Outstanding Service Professional by Acuity. Hoven has worked with C.O. Brown, now a division of North Risk Partners, since 1987. “Martha exemplifies excellent customer service,” says Mark Hayford,…

North Risk Partners awarded Platinum Partner agency by United Fire Group St. Paul, Minn. – North Risk Partners was named Platinum Partner agency by United Fire Group (UFG). Agencies are awarded this honor based on UFG’s high-quality standards of measurement. The areas of measurement include: Profitability Growth Retention Claim frequency North Risk Partners (NRP) is a 150-employee…