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Wells Fargo Insurance Services' BridgeStreet Consulting Group Names Christine Burden Business Development Leader For Its Midwest Operations

Working in partnership with Wells Fargo's banking businesses and Wells Fargo Insurance Services' insurance carriers and internal resources, Burden will develop business opportunities with customers in the Midwest region to ensure the necessary employee benefits insurance coverages are in place to protect their business, employees, and themselves.

"Christine has been able to build customer relationships, which has lead to her success in new business development, positioning her well for leading the sales efforts at Wells Fargo Insurance Services," said Rob Combi, managing director, BridgeStreet. "Christine's leadership will be a great asset and resource for the operations."

Burden has a strong background in employee benefits insurance. Most recently at Blue Shield of California, Burden was the Senior Regional Manager for Southern California in the Labor, Public Sector, and Strategic Accounts business segment, responsible for leading the Southern California account management team. She was Vice President of MetLife's West Coast National Accounts business operation. Burden also served in MetLife's corporate office as the Assistant Vice President of Benefits, responsible for all group insurance benefits for MetLife's 30,000 employees and 30,000 retirees. She has held various sales positions with major benefit providers, including Equicor and Caremark Prescriptions Services and also served as a Director of Employee Benefits for a Fortune 500 Company.

Burden received her bachelor's degree from the University of Akron and a master's degree from Kent State University.

About Wells Fargo Insurance Services

Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc. is the fourth-largest insurance brokerage in the world and the largest bank-owned insurance brokerage in the United States, with more than 200 offices in 37 states. Its 9,600 insurance professionals place more than $15.5 billion of risk premiums with experience in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines, and life products. For more information about Wells Fargo Insurance Services, visit www.wellsfargo.com/wfis.

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer finance through more than 10,000 stores and 12,000 ATMs and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally.

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Katie Ellis, 415-222-3767