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Brian Pickford

Casualty Broker

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1815 Via El Prado Suite 401
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone:  (310) 543-5711
Cell:  (559) 314-5303

 
 
ABOUT BRIAN

Brian joined CRC in 2015, following three years with another wholesale brokerage outfit in Southern CA. Brian leads our renewal team while also handling complex new business casualty placements. He prides himself on earning the trust of both retail and carrier partners through his persistence, responsiveness, and dependability. Brian’s objective is to provide a value-added approach at every turn of the E&S insurance process. He earned Summa Cum Laude graduation honors while attending the University of California – Irvine, as well as four year Scholar Athlete recognition as a member of the Division I Water Polo team. Years later, his leadership abilities have translated to the insurance arena where he is invaluable to our team.

FEATURED PRODUCTS

  • Owners Interest
  • Project Specific
  • Complex Excess Towers
  • Practice Programs for General Contractors, and all Tiers of Subcontractors
  • Auto Buffers

ABOUT THE TEAM

As a unit of 23 construction specialists averaging over a decade of experience, the team currently places in excess of $400,000,000 annual premium into the Casualty surplus lines marketplace; with 3,500+ accounts written.

In 2025, the team added expertise in Dallas TX, Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN and Phoenix AZ; now assuring a geographic footprint that aligns with their national clientele.

With a niche for individual or rolling CIP placements, and a variety of project specific or owners’ interest needs, the Aldrich team has substantial relationships with every meaningful construction market. In 2025, the team wrote project and WRAP policies encompassing more than $20B of construction values throughout the United States.

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