Dave Huett (President), Michael Van Gilder (Chairman), John Ludwig (CEO)

"[Our] core message is that no one else in the industry offers the level of specialization and expertise our team brings to the energy insurance business.  By joining forces with Van Gilder in the western United States, we can provide clients there with the same high levels of service and local presence they've come to expect from our firm.  Our emphasis has always been on quantifying and balancing our clients' exposures - not just selling insurance."  John B. Ludwig

Michael Van Glider, Chief Executive Officer of Van Gilder, along with John B. Ludwig, CEO of EnRisk, and David B. Huett, President of EnRisk, make up the senior leadership of vangilder | enrisk.  Together they plan on taking risk management services to the oil and gas industry focusing on upstream exploration and production companies and mid-stream operations.  Also, they plan to offer risk mitigation for alternate energy providers, such as wind farms.  It's staff will be headquartered in Denver, and will serve a territory of Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

According to Michael Van Gilder, "we were able to create a new entity that combines high levels of specific expertise with a focused geographic presence."  And the future, indeed, looks bright for this new partnership, and the combined territory they plan to cover together.... as vangilder | enrisk.  vg-erad

About Van Gilder
Van Gilder Insurance Corporate was established in Denver in 1905 and is currently the largest privately owned insurance brokerage firm based in the city. From offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Dallas, Van Gilder provides a wide spectrum of risk consultation and insurance services for businesses, individuals, and families through its staff of more than 275 risk management professionals.

About EnRisk
Fort Worth based EnRisk Services was founded in 1976, and established a Houston presence in 2005. EnRisk has serviced hundreds of oil & gas companies throughout the United States, and internationally, and has achieved unprecedented levels of client loyalty. Today, EnRisk is recognized as one of the most technically competent energy insurance agencies in the world.