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RBH reaps benefits of expansion strategy. (Rollins Burdick Hunter Group)

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, May, 1990 by Mulcahy, Colleen

RBH Reaps Benefits Of Expansion Strategy CHICAGO--It's been a busy few years for the Rollins Burdick Hunter Group. After embarking on an aggressive acquisition strategy through the mid and late 1980s, the company now enjoys expanded geographic capabilities, more extensive niche presences and better capabilities in areas such as alternative funding mechanisms, noted Patrick G.

Ryan, RBH Group chairman and chief executive officer. "Geographically, we're very pleased with our spread," Arthur F. Quern, president and chairman of RBH Co., the retail broking unit of RBH Group, which is a subsidiary of the Chicago-based Aon Corp. "We're in almost all major metropolitan areas with local service capabilities to any major business area," he added. The most...

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