Wells Fargo Insurance Services Names James S. Wylie Managing Director for Chicago and Milwaukee

<p><location value="LU/us.il.chicgo" idsrc="xmltag.org">CHICAGO</location>--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wells Fargo Insurance Services <location value="LC/us" idsrc="xmltag.org">USA</location>, Inc. – part of <org value="NYSE:WFC" idsrc="xmltag.org">Wells Fargo & Company</org> - has named <person>James S. Wylie</person> senior vice president and managing director for its <location value="LU/us.il.chicgo" idsrc="xmltag.org">Chicago</location> and <location value="LU/us.wi.milkee" idsrc="xmltag.org">Milwaukee</location> offices. Wylie will oversee all operations including client service and sales, market relations, employee development and overall growth and financial performance. Based in <location value="LU/us.il.chicgo" idsrc="xmltag.org">Chicago</location>, he will report to <person>Keith Burkhardt</person>, regional managing director for Wells Fargo Insurance Services’ Upper Midwest region. </p><p> Wylie has more than 25 years experience in serving the insurance and employee benefit needs of corporate and nonprofit clients. Prior to joining <org value="NYSE:WFC" idsrc="xmltag.org">Wells Fargo</org>, he was executive vice president for <org value="ACORN:1027649099" idsrc="xmltag.org">Willis North America</org> in <location value="LU/us.il.chicgo" idsrc="xmltag.org">Chicago, IL.</location> Throughout his career, Wylie held numerous risk management and leadership positions, including senior managing director at <org>Wachovia Insurance Services</org> where he led Midwest region operations, as well as <org>Marsh, Inc.</org> and <org>Johnson & Higgins, Inc.</org></p><p> Wylie earned his bachelor’s degree in American studies and German from the <org>University of Notre Dame</org> and MBA in risk management and consulting from the <org>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</org>. He is past Chairman and a current Executive Board Member of the Associated Colleges of <location value="LS/us.il" idsrc="xmltag.org">Illinois</location> and has been active in several community activities throughout his career. </p><p><b>About <org value="ACORN:2550529090" idsrc="xmltag.org">Wells Fargo Insurance Services</org></b></p><p><org value="ACORN:2550529090" idsrc="xmltag.org">Wells Fargo Insurance Services</org> is the fifth largest insurance brokerage in the world and the largest bank-owned insurance brokerage in the U.S. (<org>Business Insurance</org>, 2011) with more than 200 offices in 37 states. Its 7,000 insurance professionals place more than <money>$19 billion</money>* of risk premiums with experience in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines, and life products. </p><p> Wells Fargo Third Party Administrators and Wells Fargo Disability Management are ranked as the third largest multiline third party administrators that offer employee benefits, and property and casualty claims administration (<i><org>Business Insurance</org>.) </i>For more information about <org value="ACORN:2550529090" idsrc="xmltag.org">Wells Fargo Insurance Services</org>, visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellsfargo.com%2Fwfis&esheet=6839048&lan=en-US&anchor=www.wellsfargo.com%2Fwfis&index=1&md5=3692ea3b8a723f6eb38c685901ff6187">www.wellsfargo.com/wfis</a>. </p><p><org value="NYSE:WFC" idsrc="xmltag.org">Wells Fargo & Company</org> is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with <money>$1.3 trillion</money> in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in <location value="LU/us.ca.sanfrn" idsrc="xmltag.org">San Francisco</location>, <org value="NYSE:WFC" idsrc="xmltag.org">Wells Fargo</org> provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com), and other distribution channels across <location value="LB/nam" idsrc="xmltag.org">North America</location> and internationally. With approximately 275,000 team members, <org value="NYSE:WFC" idsrc="xmltag.org">Wells Fargo</org> serves one in three households in America. <org value="NYSE:WFC" idsrc="xmltag.org">Wells Fargo & Company</org> was ranked No. 23 on<i> Fortune’s</i> 2011 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. </p><p><i>*Figures include Wells Fargo Insurance Services <location value="LC/us" idsrc="xmltag.org">USA</location>, Inc., <org>Wells Fargo Insurance, Inc.</org>, and <org>Rural Community Insurance Services</org></i></p><p><img alt="" src="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&sty=20110824005308r1&sid=acqr4&distro=nx" /><span class="bwct31415" /></p><p> Wells Fargo Insurance Services <location value="LC/us" idsrc="xmltag.org">USA</location>, Inc.<br /><person>Katie Ellis</person>, 415-222-3767<br /><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Source: Wells Fargo Insurance Services <location value="LC/us" idsrc="xmltag.org">USA</location>, Inc.</p>