News Releases

North Risk Partners Begins 2016 with New President and CEO, Chris Meidt St. Paul, Minn. — Effective Jan. 1, Chris Meidt has become the new President and CEO of North Risk Partners (NRP). “I am thrilled and humbled to step into this role,” says Chris Meidt who served as the company’s COO from 2014 to 2015. “It’s a…

St. Paul, Minn. – Kristie Reynolds has rejoined Thune, now a division of North Risk Partners, as marketing coordinator in the agency’s commercial lines department. She previously served in a multi-line sales role with the agency from 2012 to 2013. Reynolds has over seven years of insurance industry experience, including work as a producer in both personal…

St. Paul, Minn. – Chris Robson has joined North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division, as a service advisor in the agency’s employee benefits department. Robson is a knowledgeable insurance professional with 10 years of industry experience, including work on both the carrier and agency side of the business. He specializes in handling employee benefits for employers with over 100 employees. Robson works out of the…

Darwin Olson, partner in North Risk Partners (NRP) and legendary insurance agent with NRP division, C.O. Brown, died Wednesday evening after wrapping up a full day at the office. A Long History Olson joined C.O. Brown in July 1969. At the time, the agency was already well known in Rochester and surrounding communities. Over the…

Gretchen O’Brien Honored as CFO of the Year St. Paul, Minn. – North Risk Partners CFO Gretchen O’Brien was named 2015 CFO of the Year by Minneapolis/St. Paul business Journal (MSPBJ). O’Brien is recognized as one of four honorees in the small private companies category. The CFO of the Year award is determined by a panel of…

Matthew Fromdahl joins North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division St. Paul, Minn. – Matthew Fromdahl has joined North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division, as a risk advisor in the agency’s commercial lines small business unit. Fromdahl works out of the agency’s Rochester, Minn. office. North Risk Partners (NRP) is a 150-employee insurance brokerage comprised of four…

North Risk Partners Acquires Trucking Agency in Maple Plain St. Paul, Minn. – North Risk Partners (NRP) has acquired Commercial Insurance Group, Inc. (CIG), a trucking insurance agency based in Maple Plain, Minn. The deal, which was finalized Oct. 1, grows NRP’s trucking revenue by over 30 percent. Effective immediately, CIG will adopt the name and brand of…

North Risk Partners COO Chris Meidt named new CEO St. Paul, Minn. – North Risk Partners (NRP) COO – Chris Meidt – was named the company’s new President and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2016. Meidt joined NRP in July 2014 after a four-year run as market manager for Walmart’s eastern Wisconsin region. “I am extremely…

North Risk Partners honored by West Bend St. Paul, Minn. – St. Paul-based North Risk Partners was honored with the President’s Award from West Bend Mutual Insurance Company for earning top status in the company’s 2014 agency incentive program, Partners In Excellence. Partners In Excellence is a program that measures five areas of agency performance…

North Risk Partners ranked eighth top insurance broker by Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal St. Paul, Minn. (May 15, 2015) – North Risk Partners (NRP) was ranked eighth top insurance broker in the Twin Cities metro-area by Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. Brokers were ranked by 2014 written premium value. NRP qualified as eighth place with a…