World’s fifth largest broker rebrands existing Special Risks Group; expands capabilities and improves service

SAN FRANCISCO, February, 2014 – Continuing to strengthen and improve customer service, Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), has rebranded its Special Risks group to Safehold Special Risk, Inc.  The new entity combines the division’s five practices: Wells Fargo Special Risks, Digital Risk, Britt Paulk, Agency Resources, and Harbor Risk. Under the new model, customers will have access to the multiple practices through a single contract, providing a more seamless experience.  

“Safehold Special Risk is an important and unique part of our offerings at Wells Fargo Insurance,” said Kevin Brogan, Head of Property and Casualty National Practices. “The customer is at the center of everything we do and, by combining the special risk program administrators into one organization, we are able to provide a more consistent and seamless customer experience.”   

Safehold Special Risk is a Program Administrator (PA) focused on the development and management of unique insurance programs including loss mitigation, risk identification, carrier evaluation, and claims management. The existing special risk practices will be renamed Safehold Special Risk, with Agency Resources (Workers’ Compensation) and Harbor Risk becoming sub-brands of Safehold Special Risk.  

About Wells Fargo Insurance
Recently named North America’s Best Insurance Broker by Global Finance Magazine1, Wells Fargo Insurance provides solutions for a wide range of customers, including retail consumers, high net worth individuals, small businesses, as well as middle market and large corporate customers. Wells Fargo Insurance writes or places $15 billion of risk premiums annually in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines, and life products and also includes the nation’s largest crop insurance provider, Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS).

About Wells Fargo & Company
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.5 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, and the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank’s customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune’s 2013 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at blogs.wellsfargo.com.