Keenan & Associates, the largest privately held brokerage and consulting firm in California

KEENAN & ASSOCIATES NAMED TOP INSURANCE BROKERAGE IN SAN FRANCISCO EAST BAY
TORRANCE CA, June 12, 2007 -- This week, Keenan & Associates was named the top insurance broker in San Francisco’s East Bay by the East Bay Business Times. Keenan’s Oakland office of employee benefit, property and casualty and workers’ compensation consultants, serves clients throughout the East Bay area generating a premium volume of $866 million dollars.

“We are proud to be recognized as the East Bay’s number one insurance brokerage,” said John Scatterday, Senior Vice President at Keenan’s Oakland office. “Keenan’s dedication to developing new products to better serve our clients has driven the momentum of our continued growth. This customer focused approach has been the catalyst in obtaining this lofty recognition.”

Founded in 1972, Keenan has grown to be the 18th largest insurance broker in the United States. With a network of 10 offices located throughout California and a staff of more than 600 insurance specialists, Keenan provides unparalleled service and customized solutions to over 800 clients throughout the state.

Keenan is a full service broker, dedicated to providing superior insurance products and services. The services provided by Keenan include risk management, employee benefits, workers' compensation and property & liability consulting and brokerage objectives of public entities, health care systems and high-tech firms.

Other accolades awarded to Keenan & Associates include ranking eighteen on the nationwide Business Insurance list, number eight on the Insurance Journal list of independent insurance brokers, as well as appearing on the East Bay Business Times list the past two years.

About Keenan
Keenan & Associates, headquartered in Torrance, CA, was founded in 1972. Keenan has grown to the 18th largest insurance broker in the United States. With a network of offices located throughout California and a staff of more than 600 insurance specialists, Keenan continuously provides unparalleled service and customized solutions to our clients.

Keenan is a full service broker, dedicated to providing superior insurance products and services. Our exceptional growth is directly related to our concentration on meeting the risk management, employee benefits, workers' compensation and property & liability consulting and brokerage objectives of public entities, health care systems and high-tech firms. For more information, call 1.800.654.8102, or email info@keenan.com. Visit our web site at www.keenan.com.


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Keenan & Associates Presents Fourth Annual Summit The State of Change: Perspectives on Reform and Accountability in California
Educational events address critical issues including universal health care, health reform, employer liabilities and pharmaceutical trends


TORRANCE CA, November 12, 2007 -- Keenan & Associates, the largest privately held brokerage and consulting firm in California, presented their fourth annual Keenan Summit, featuring notable California thought leaders addressing topics critical to employers such as health care reform legislation and public employer liabilities for retiree health care costs. This year’s theme was “The State of Change: Perspectives on Reform and Accountability in California.” The program was held in Long Beach on November 7, 2007 and in Oakland on November 8, 2007.

The Keynote Panel on health care reform and universal health care spoke to an audience of almost 400 attendees representing public agencies, school districts, hospitals and labor organizations. The panel included Cindy Ehnes, Director of the California Department of Managed Health Care, Don Crane, President and CEO, California Association of Physician Groups, , Anne Eowan, Vice President-Government Affairs of the Association of California Life and Health Insurance Companies, and Chris Ohman, President and CEO of the California Association of Health Plans.

Those presenting additional topics at the Summit were Ed Weisbart, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Express Scripts, Inc.; Ron Bennett, President and CEO of School Services of California; Joe Aguilar, Partner from accounting firm Vavrinek, Trine and Day; and Louis Leone and Andrea Ritigstein of the law firm Stubbs & Leone. Among the subjects discussed, attendees expressed particular interest in issues related to funding retiree health care costs, fiduciary liabilities and trends in the pharmaceutical industry.
“Public agencies are facing a crisis situation, said Henry Loubet, Senior Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer at Keenan & Associates.” As it became clear at the summit, they have promised retiree health care benefits - which are becoming increasingly costly – without the funding in place to pay for them. Experts in this field agree, pre-funding these expenses is crucial to the financial future of California.” Loubet added, “A pay-as-you-go approach is no longer a viable long-term strategy. With careful planning, schools can fund health benefits for both current and retired workers.”

“Keenan has brought together today’s most influential thought leaders in the area of health care and employer liability,” said California Association of Physician Groups’ Don Crane. “California will likely lead the nation in health care reform, especially in the next two years, and this summit provided a forum for state leadership to discuss and identify solutions to the changing landscape of health care.”

The Keenan Summit was made possible by the generous contributions of these sponsors: Blue Shield of California, Health Net, Valley Oak Systems, MuniFinancial, United Healthcare PacificCare, Blue Cross of California, Express Scripts, Bay Actuarial Consultants, Aetna, Unum, Delta Dental, Kaiser Permanente, Wachovia Securities, Vision Service Plan, Maximus, and Johnson Rooney Welch.

About Keenan
Keenan & Associates, headquartered in Torrance, CA, was founded in 1972. Keenan has grown to the 17th largest insurance broker in the United States. With a network of offices located throughout California and a staff of more than 600 insurance specialists, Keenan continuously provides unparalleled service and customized solutions to our clients.

Keenan is a full service broker, dedicated to providing superior insurance products and services. Our exceptional growth is directly related to our concentration on meeting the risk management, employee benefits, workers' compensation and property & liability consulting and brokerage objectives of public entities, health care systems and high-tech firms. For more information, call 1.800.654.8102, or email info@keenan.com. Visit our web site at www.keenan.com.


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