Wittwer Named President of American Specialty Insurance & Risk Svcs.

American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has named Tony L. Wittwer president of the Roanoke, Indiana-based sports, motorsports and recreation specialty insurance company.

Wittwer joined American Specialty in September 2006 and previously served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. He brings 20 years of specialty insurance and senior executive expertise to American Specialty, including serving as president and CEO of K&K Insurance Group Inc.

American Specialty’s senior vice president of Client Services, Drew Smith, will be assuming Wittwer’s previous role as chief marketing officer.

Smith joined American Specialty in May 1997 as an account executive and has held a number of positions of increasing authority over the last 12 years. Smith, who holds a Sports Marketing degree from Indiana University, is responsible for managing corporate marketing initiatives, recruiting and training of the marketing staff, and is charged with achieving corporate growth objectives.

American Specialty was founded in 1989. It specializes in programs such as fairs, festivals, zoos, motorsports, professional, and amateur sports, amusement parks, family entertainment centers, sports complexes, convention/civic centers, and pari-mutuel racing facilities.

American Specialty became a member company of Brown & Brown in January 2005.

Source: American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services Inc.