Mountain View, CA — May 30, 2007 — Thoits Insurance is proud to announce that Ken Bollier has been elected to its Board of Directors.

Ken began his career with State Compensation Insurance Fund in 1962.  After working at several different companies, he returned in 1973 as a Management Analyst.  He was appointed the organization’s Investment Officer and subsequently moved through several positions prior to being appointed Vice President in 1986.  Ken was named President and CEO of the State Fund in 1995 and served in that position until his retirement in December of 2002.

Ken has served on the Governing Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau and the Board of Directors of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute.

Don Way, CEO, commented that, “Ken joins Ron Ludwig, one of the nation’s best-known ESOP attorneys, and Jerry O’Kane, former CEO of the Insurance Brokers & Agents of the West, as our third independent director. Thoits is very proud to have experienced leaders of such renown guiding its growth.”

About Thoits
Established in 1891, Thoits Insurance is a regional California insurance brokerage, employee benefits and risk management consulting firm owned by its employees. Thoits serves the needs of the Bay Area’s peninsula and Silicon Valley by determining risks in all areas of business and protecting its clients against these risks.

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