Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Appoints F. Michael Crowley as President

Crowley joined HRH as executive vice president and nationaldirector for property and casualty in 2004. He has been instrumentalin developing HRH's strategies for risk management and middle-marketproperty and casualty accounts, attracting and retaining top industrytalent and maintaining strong relationships with national and regionalinsurance companies. Prior to joining HRH, Crowley was president andchief operating officer and ultimately vice chairman of Palmer & Cay,Inc. During his 13-year tenure at Palmer & Cay, the company grew froma small regional firm to a Top 20 US brokerage company. His careerbegan in 1974 with Johnson and Higgins, where he served in severalsenior management positions including senior vice president, Virginiaoperations.

HRH Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Martin L. (Mell) Vaughan,III said, "Since joining HRH last year, Mike has made significantprogress executing a number of key directives of the company'sstrategic plan. He is eminently qualified to serve in this capacityand has gained the trust and respect of the company's leadershipgroup. I am confident that he will continue to provide strongoperational leadership across the company and seasoned advice as a keymember of the HRH senior management team."

"While my time with HRH has been brief, I am confident that ourassociates possess the passion, talent and resources necessary to makeHRH a major force in the insurance brokerage industry," Crowley said."I look forward to working closely with all of our associates with themission of helping HRH carry on its long-standing tradition ofdelivering significant value to clients while conducting business in away that continues to earn the respect of those clients, our marketsand our competitors."

Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company is the eighth largest insurance andrisk management intermediary in the U.S. and 10th largest in theworld. From offices throughout the U.S. and in London, HRH assistsclients in managing risks in property and casualty, employee benefitsand many other areas of specialized exposure. The company's commonstock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, symbol HRH. Moreinformation about HRH may be found on the internet at www.hrh.com.