KENNESAW, Ga., Jan. 20, 2012 — Breckenridge Insurance Group, a specialty underwriting manager, wholesale broker and insurance services company, has formed Blue River Underwriters, which will manage and underwrite the Breckenridge portfolio of specialty program business.

Breckenridge will open the commercial property program underwriting facility in its suburban Atlanta headquarters although the company will continue to operate underwriting centers in Fresno, CA; St. Louis; and Las Vegas.

Breckenridge currently markets 10 insurance programs in specialty markets to retail insurance agents and brokers.  In a program, the broker/underwriter has the exclusive, contractual right with an insurance carrier to market an insurance product for a particular class of business. With the formation of Blue River, Breckenridge will roll out additional programs throughout 2012.