K&S Insurance, a Baldwin Risk Partner, Unifies with Parent Firm’s Brand to Reflect Continued Growth and Expanded Capabilities
ROCKWALL, TX – July 31, 2024 – K&S Insurance (“K&S”), a Baldwin Risk Partner, announced today that it will rebrand to The Baldwin Group.
“The guidance and support we’ve received from The Baldwin Group since our partnership began in 2020 has been invaluable to our team at K&S. By combining our expertise with theirs, we’ll continue to deliver best-in- class solutions and services to our clients, all while expanding our reach beyond our home state of Texas,” said Tony Fierro, Senior Managing Partner of K&S.
Fierro emphasized, “As a full-service Commercial Risk, Private Risk, and Employee Benefits firm, our clients have been front and center in how we do business as we relentlessly seek the best, bespoke solutions for them so they can pursue what’s possible for themselves, their families, and their businesses. Even as we transition to a new brand name, our focus on clients and servicing them with the industry’s best advisor and client teams remains steadfast.”
Now as The Baldwin Group, K&S will continue to provide innovative solutions, deep expertise, and excellent service to clients while leveraging the full suite of risk management, insurance, employee benefits, and wealth management services from the network of nearly 40 regional brands across the country that will also be transitioning to The Baldwin Group in the coming year.
As part of the rebranding efforts, K&S will migrate its insights, resources, and client portals to the firm’s new website www.baldwin.com.
ABOUT K&S INSURANCE, A BALDWIN RISK PARTNER
Insgroup, LLC (renamed The Baldwin Group Southwest, LLC as of July 17, 2024), d/b/a K&S Insurance (“K&S”), specializes in providing employee benefits consulting, commercial risk management, and private client risk management for mid- to large-market employers. K&S works closely with clients and their executive teams to customize their employee benefits and risk management programs to align with their goals, vision, and culture. Their unique services include data analytics and in-house underwriting for benchmarking, renewal forecasts, and self-funded feasibility assessments to better inform and equip clients in their decisionmaking. K&S’ desire is to enhance benefits for employees while proactively driving down costs for employers through tailored solutions to help them realize a significant return on their investment.
ABOUT THE BALDWIN GROUP
The Baldwin Group, the “go-to-market” brand name for The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWIN) and its affiliates (collectively, “Baldwin”), is an independent insurance distribution firm providing indispensable expertise and insights that strive to give our Clients the confidence to pursue their purpose, passion, and dreams. As a team of dedicated entrepreneurs and insurance professionals, we have come together to help protect the possible for our Clients. We do this by delivering bespoke Client solutions, services, and innovation through our comprehensive and tailored approach to risk management, insurance, and employee benefits.
We support our Clients, Colleagues, Insurance Company Partners, and communities through the deployment of vanguard resources and capital to drive our organic and inorganic growth. The Baldwin Group proudly
represents more than two million Clients across the United States and internationally. For more information, please visit www.baldwin.com.
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release may contain various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which represent The Baldwin Group’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts and may include statements that address The Baldwin Group’s future operating, financial, or business performance or The Baldwin Group’s strategies or expectations. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward- looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “potential,” “outlook,” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments, and business decisions to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements.
Factors that could cause actual results or performance to differ from the expectations expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those described under the caption “Risk Factors” in The Baldwin Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in The Baldwin Group’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, including those risks and other factors relevant to The Baldwin Group’s business, financial condition, and results of operations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated. All forward-looking statements and all subsequent written and oral forward- looking statements attributable to The Baldwin Group or to persons acting on The Baldwin Group’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and The Baldwin Group does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law.
Press Release: K&S INSURANCE REBRANDS AS THE BALDWIN GROUP
Submitted by: JP Cavender, Associate Vice President Prosek
