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BKD CPAs & Advisors is a top-tier CPA and advisory firm dedicated to helping people and businesses realize their goals. Our approximately 2,900 dedicated professionals offer solutions to clients in all 50 states and internationally. Our expertise goes well beyond the standard accounting services to include risk management, technology, wealth management and forensic and valuation services. Our clients represent a wide range of industries, and were even part of an alliance of firms that gives us a global reach.
IQUW is a global specialty (re) insurer at Lloyds (syndicate 1856), underwriting complex risks and developing a new way to combine data, intelligent automation and human expertise to make smart decisions, fast. Led by a team of expert underwriters, we underwrite a diverse, multi-line product portfolio including Cargo, Cyber, Delegated Authority Property, D&F Property, D&O, Energy, Financial Institutions, Marine and Energy Liability, Political Violence, Terrorism and War, Property Treaty and Specialty Reinsurance. And because we are a Lloyds syndicate, all our policies come with an A+ rating from Lloyds. To connect with a member of the IQUW team, visit IQUW.com or to visit, you can find us at our HQ in 30 Fenchurch Street, London or at Box 64, 137 and 221 at Lloyds.
Brown & Brown is a prominent insurance brokerage firm based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with a history that dates back to 1939. Originally founded as Brown & Owen, the company has grown to become one of the largest insurance intermediaries globally and is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker BRO. It has been part of the S&P 500 since 2021 and has earned recognition as a Great Place to Work Certified™ company since 2018. The company operates through four main business segments: Business Insurance, which offers tailored risk management solutions; Personal Insurance, providing coverage for high-net-worth individuals; Programs & Underwriting, managing niche insurance programs; and Wholesale Brokerage, serving as an intermediary for agents and carriers. Brown & Brown emphasizes a customer-focused approach and has achieved significant growth through both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. Its diverse service offerings cater to businesses, individuals, and insurance agents, reinforcing its position as a leader in the insurance industry.
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.