Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
Insurance services - Risk management - Employee benefits

BUSINESS

Year Founded: 1918
Ownership: Privately-held, ESOP
Office Locations: San Francisco, Orange County, Pleasanton, Campbell, and Novato, California; Portland, Oregon.

MAIN OFFICE

Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
220 Bush Street, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-391-2141
Fax: 415-989-9923
E Mail: info@wsandco.com
Website: www.wsandco.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WoodruffSawyer
Facebook: www.facebook.com/woodruffsawyer

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Employee Benefits Capabilities
Actuarial and Risk Management
Administrative
Consulting & Brokerage
International
Retirement Planning
Technology Solutions

International Benefits Services

• Analyze cost structure of programs, utilizing int'l pooling arrangements when feasible
• Audit and review of benefit programs already in place
• Communicate significant sodal and legislative issues and trends
• Coordinate due diligence analysis and transition planning for mergers and acquisitions
• Evaluate needs and objectives with management and recommend program options
• Formulate effective worldwide benefit strategies
• Meet with foreign-based benefits managers on a periodic basis and assist as needed
• Monitor performance of networks and providers
• Negotiate renewals and review funding alternatives
• Prepare periodic and annual financial reports
• Provide benchmarking information on benefit programs in specific countries
• Strategic consultation on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures

Additional Areas of Expertise
Directors & Officers
Employment Practices
Environmental
Errors & Omissions
Executive Protection
Fidelity Bonding
Fiduciary
International
Kidnap and Ransom
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Property
Surety
Workers' Compensation

ABOUT US

Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. is one of the largest independent brokerage firms in the United States, providing innovative insurance, risk management and employee benefits services to the business community. We know that a critical requirement of any client is the ability to trust that its service providers act with utmost good faith. We have built our reputation on the integrity with which we serve our clients - more than simply a broker or a consultant, we are honest client advocates, trusted advisors, and a true business partner.

EMPLOYEES

 

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

Woodruff-Sawyer is the exclusive representative for IBN in the Western United States www.intlben.com

 

Woodruff-Sawyer is a partner in Assurex Global, one of the world’s largest brokerage networks, consisting of 135 partners in 67 countries.

 

INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS

Jennifer Walsh
Employee Benefits Practice Leader
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
Phone: 415 399 6444
Fax: 415 989 9923
Email: jwalsh@wsandco.com

HONORS & AWARDS

2009 National Underwriter Agency of the Year

2009 Best’s Review Top 20 Global Brokers

Alfred P. Sloan Award winner for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility (2008)

PAR Excellence Award for quality service (17-time recipient)

#1 D&O Broker, Towers Perrin survey (2008)