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Rich Knudson is a senior vice president (SVP) for Brown & Brown, Inc. and serves as a senior leader within\u00a0<\/span>Brown & Brown’s Retail segment. In a nearly three-decade career, Rich\u2019s vast experience extends from claims\u00a0<\/span>administration and lead producer to office and regional executive management. His industry knowledge and\u00a0<\/span>capabilities create impactful insight that he shares with his team to help them generate opportunities, understand\u00a0<\/span>local market needs, implement products and solutions and learn how to effectively support each customer.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

He started his insurance career in 1995 as an independent claims adjuster before making a career change to <\/span>the agency side of the business as a producer with Poe & Brown in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1998. Rich was\u00a0<\/span>asked to lead the Brown & Brown office in Clark, New Jersey. After growing the business by more than 50\u00a0<\/span>percent, Rich was promoted and asked to run one of Brown & Brown\u2019s larger offices in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,\u00a0<\/span>in 2006. After successfully building that business by more than 20 percent and growing his team over nearly 10\u00a0<\/span>years, Rich was promoted to regional vice president in 2011. He was named regional president in 2015 with<\/span>\u200b responsibilities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York. <\/span><\/p>\n

Currently,\u00a0 Rich serves on the board of the <\/span>Nerney<\/span>\u00a0Leadership Institute at Cabrini University. He previously served on the board for the School of Risk\u00a0<\/span>Management at Saint Joseph\u2019s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is a past board member of the\u00a0<\/span>Children\u2019s Home of Easton in Pennsylvania. Rich enjoys golf, skiing, paddleboarding, fishing and spending time\u00a0<\/span>with family and friends. He lives in central New Jersey with his wife, Angela, and their son.<\/span><\/p>\n

He holds property & casualty and health insurance licenses in most of the 50 states and has his CIC <\/span><\/span>designation. Rich earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. <\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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