Greenwich Associates, an international research-based consulting firm, has named the winners of its 2009 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Middle Market Insurance Brokerage. More than 9,000 companies with annual sales between $10 and $500 million were asked to name the insurance brokers and carrier they use and to rate their levels of satisfaction with their providers. The results are as follows:

National Winners

1. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
2. BB&T Insurance Services
3. USI Holdings Corp.
4. Wells Fargo
5. Willis Group

Regional Winners

Northeast

1. Aon Corporation
2. Brown & Brown Inc.
3. First Niagra
4. Marsh & McLennan
5. USI Holdings Corp.
6. Wells Fargo
7. Willis Group

South

1. Aon Corporation
2. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
3. BB&T Insurance Services
4. Brown & Brown Inc.
5. J. Smith Lanier & Co.
6. Marsh & McLennan
7. Wells Fargo
8. Willis Group

Midwest

1. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
2. Wells Fargo
3. Willis Group

West

1. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
2. Lockton Companies Inc.
3. Marsh & McLennan
4. USI Holdings Corp.
5. Wells Fargo
6. Willis Group

The full list includes honorable mentions and carriers cited for broker-type servicing efforts. David Fox, a Greenwich Associates consultant, says that the award-winning brokers “have been cited by their corporate clients for their superior service in helping companies identify risks, create solutions for managing these risks and implement cost-effective coverage.”