Ronald Wanglin, CIC
Chairman of the Board

E-mail: rwanglin@boltonco.com

Ron received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and did his graduate work at Hastings College of the Law. Ron joined his family's agency in 1977 and in 1994 merged with Bolton and Company, headquartered in Pasadena. He was awarded the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 1980 and is a Past President of the Independent Insurance Agents Association, Santa Monica (1983-84).

Ron is a member of the advisory councils for the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company and AIG Insurance Group and has been a featured speaker on a variety of insurance topics before the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the American Conference Institute on Intellectual Property Insurance and the annual Venture Net Conference, among others. Ron also serves on the Board of Directors of Assurex Global, an exclusive network of the world's leading independent brokers.

Ron is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for The Buckley School (1994-), is a past Chairman of the American Red Cross (West District, 1981-83), a past President of the Westwood Village Rotary Club (1987-88), and in 1990 was honored by being named Rotarian of the Year.

Steven Brockmeyer, ARM, CIC
President and Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: sbrockmeyer@boltonco.com

Steve graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a double major in Business Economics and Political Science. He began his career as a direct sales representative with Wausau Insurance Company before joining Bolton & Company in 1990. Steve has served on the Board of Governors of the Western Association of Insurance Brokers, the Board of Directors of the IBA West, and the Board of Directors of the IBA West Service Corporation. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the IBA West Service Corporation.

He is an Associate of Risk Management and a Certified Insurance Counselor. Steve currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Bolton & Company, as well as President of the firm.

William Bolton
Director

E-mail: wbolton@boltonco.com

Bill graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, with an emphasis in Risk Management. He began his career at Industrial Indemnity Company and joined Bolton & Company in 1967. Bill has served as President of the Western Association of Insurance Brokers (now IBA West), Chairman of Assurex Global, and 17 years as a Director of Professional Agents Reinsurance Company, Ltd., a Bermuda-based reinsurer. He has served on the advisory committees of The Travelers Insurance Company, Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, St. Paul Fire & Marine Company and Industrial Indemnity Company. He currently chairs IBA ' s West annual Blue Ribbon Conference in Hawaii.

In 1999, he was honored as the recipient of the Ramsden/Sullivan Memorial Award, the highest individual honor given by the Insurance Brokers & Agents of the West. In addition to these various honors and achievements, Bill has authored countless articles on insurance and risk management related topics.

After 42 years in the Insurance Industry, Bill sold his interest in Bolton & Company to it's management and is now semi-retired

Jeff Leitzinger
Director

Jeff is the Founder and President of Econ One, an economic research and consulting firm. He is an expert in the economics of markets, market pricing, competitive analysis and regulation. Over the past 20 years as an economic consultant, he has provided expert testimony in many different forums. His research has been used in connection with congressional legislation, tax and royalty policy, as well as corporate policy decisions in Fortune 500 companies.

Jeff graduated from Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

William E. Bloomfield
Director

Bill is the former Chairman of Web Service Company, an operator of commercial laundry equipment in California, having retired in January, 2005. He is also the Founder and past Chairman of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, the first organization of its kind in California, and is a recipient of the "Legal Watchdog Award" from the American Tort Reform Association. He currently serves on the boards of the Multi-Housing Laundry Association and the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.

Bill graduated from University of California, Berkeley and received his MBA from Harvard University.

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