WALNUT CREEK, CA—Pinnacle Brokers InsuranceSolutions, LLC and DC Risk Solutions,Inc., have agreed to merge their extensive Health Care expertise toform DC Risk Solutions, a PinnacleCompany.

Shawn Evans, CEO of DC Risk Solutions willbecome managing director for growth and expansion of Pinnacle'shealth care practice. As a director of the merged entity, Shawnwill assume responsibility for the group's innovative managed carestop loss products, medical malpractice, business insurance andemployee benefits insurance programs for the health careindustry.

Carl Canaparo, CEO of Pinnacle Brokers noted,“Shawn and I have been talking for a long time about thepossibility of combining the talents of our two firms to createsomething special for the Health Care industry. The team at DC RiskSolutions have an outstanding reputation and have been delivering avariety of standard insurance programs and alternative financingsolutions to the Health Care industry for years. I am thrilled thatour vision is coming to fruition and I cannot wait to see what wecan create.”