For Immediate Release October 10, 2007

Lawson-Hawks Acquires Stephens and Long Insurance Brokerage Agency of San Francisco

MOUNTAIN VIEW CA. On October 1, 2007, John Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates, announced the acquisition of the Stephens and Long Insurance Brokerage in San Francisco, CA. Stephens and Long was founded in 1925 as an independent insurance brokerage and has, over the years, manifested a very formidable presence in the San Francisco Bay area insurance and risk management marketplace. With significant emphasis on client servicing in the business sector, Stephens and Long built a very loyal customer following over nine decades.

"While our growth and expansion have been both strategically poignant and enormously satisfying, this recent acquisition of the Stephens and Long brokerage is one I believe we will eventually look back upon as a seminal event, both for Lawson-Hawks and the wonderful employees and clients of Stephens and Long", said Miller. "The opportunity to expand our insurance and risk management expertise into this extremely vital and growing niche of the economy is both a great challenge and a great opportunity for us. While Stephens and Long has served its clients very well over three-quarters of a century, we hope that a technically proficient partner with excellent systems, markets and a depth of skills in unique underwriting will foster continued client enthusiasm. Additionally, Lawson-Hawks becomes the beneficiary of a historic insurance family concern in the beautiful city of San Francisco where relationships, integrity and service have been the benchmarks of their eighty-year presence", added Miller.

"To a very real extent, the acquisition of the Stephens and Long brokerage is an opportunity to continue to promulgate what we consider to be the strengths of Lawson-Hawks: combining historic time-honored values, humanity and integrity with state-of-the-art systems, technology and client fulfillment capabilities", Miller said.

About Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates

Founded in 1937, Lawson-Hawks is a national independent insurance brokerage representing a vast array of insurance carriers and providing risk management, commercial and personal lines insurance, association programs, retirement planning and employee benefits to over fifteen thousand global customers. Lawson-Hawks (http://www.lawson-hawks.com) currently maintains other significant regional offices in Sacramento, Monterey and Los Angeles.