Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (NYSE:HRH), Chicago's fourth largest insurance broker and the world's 9th largest insurance and risk management intermediary, announced that it has appointed Mary Ann McNamara to the position of finance director of the Midwest region.

?With the significant growth that HRH's Midwest region has experienced over the past three years, Mary Ann is an excellent and welcome addition to our regional finance leadership team,? said Midwest Regional Director Jack McGrath. He adds, ?Her extensive experience and success in process improvement and automation projects will be an asset to our growing region.?

McNamara joins HRH with 26 years of finance experience, bringing both a regional and local perspective, from coast-to-coast. While most recently the director of finance and administration for Torex, a local software development firm, McNamara has dedicated the majority of her career to the insurance industry. For more than twenty years, she held various financial management positions at Aon Risk Services, and more recently was controller and treasurer at Near North National Group. Her expertise includes all aspects of finance and accounting management in a variety of industry practice groups and across a number of operating systems.

Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (HRH) is the eighth largest insurance intermediary in the United States, with over 120 offices throughout the United States and the world. HRH helps clients manage their risks in property and casualty, employee benefits, professional liability and other areas of specialized exposure. In addition, HRH offers a full range of personal and corporate financial products and services. HRH is focused on understanding our clients' businesses, employees and risks, as well as the insurance and financial markets, so that we can develop insurance, risk management, and employee benefits solutions that best fit their needs. The company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, symbol HRH. More information about HRH may be found at www.hrh.com.

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