Bruce Basso
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Bruce Basso joined the Mario L. Basso Agency founded by his father in 1970. Under his leadership, the firm grew to become one of the more prominent agencies in the Bay Area. In 1990, the Mario L. Basso Agency merged with Albuger de Grosz to form, ABD Insurance & Financial
(ABD), the 14th largest insurance brokerages in the United States.
Born in San Francisco, Mr. Basso was raised in San Mateo
. He served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam and earned a bachelor's degree in business from San Francisco State University
soon thereafter in 1972. Bruce has since attended continuous executive programs from the Wharton School of Business, Stanford University
, and the University of California at Berkeley.
Mr. Basso is a member of various boards and committees; including various Insurance Carrier President's Advisory Councils, the Board of Directors World Broker Federation, Washington, D.C., the Board of Directors of Copaprose/Latin America; Board of Directors, Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington DC; the California Department of Insurance Advisory Board; and the Executive Committee of the World Broker Network. Mr. Basso also serves as current National Board Chairman of The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF).
In 2007, ABD Insurance & Financial was acquired by Wells Fargo Bank, through the acquisition of Greater Bay Bancorp. In July 2008, Bruce was appointed Co-President of Wells Fargo's Global Broker Network, LLC. The Network has 10,000 insurance and risk management professionals serving customers from 330 offices across 70 countries, and provides insurance brokerage services in 115 countries.
Bruce currently resides in Atherton, CA with his wife and two kids.
ABD Insurance & Financial
Founded by Bruce Basso, Fred de Grosz and Doug Alburger, ABD Insurance & Financial, Inc. was a large Northern California-based insurance and financial services broker.Formed in 1990 through the merger of the Mario L...
(ABD), the 14th largest insurance brokerages in the United States.
Born in San Francisco, Mr. Basso was raised in San Mateo
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
. He served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam and earned a bachelor's degree in business from San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
soon thereafter in 1972. Bruce has since attended continuous executive programs from the Wharton School of Business, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and the University of California at Berkeley.
Mr. Basso is a member of various boards and committees; including various Insurance Carrier President's Advisory Councils, the Board of Directors World Broker Federation, Washington, D.C., the Board of Directors of Copaprose/Latin America; Board of Directors, Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington DC; the California Department of Insurance Advisory Board; and the Executive Committee of the World Broker Network. Mr. Basso also serves as current National Board Chairman of The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF).
In 2007, ABD Insurance & Financial was acquired by Wells Fargo Bank, through the acquisition of Greater Bay Bancorp. In July 2008, Bruce was appointed Co-President of Wells Fargo's Global Broker Network, LLC. The Network has 10,000 insurance and risk management professionals serving customers from 330 offices across 70 countries, and provides insurance brokerage services in 115 countries.
Bruce currently resides in Atherton, CA with his wife and two kids.