USI Insurance Services News

USI Hires DePlacido to Employee Benefits Practice in Massachusetts

USI Insurance Services (USI) has hired Michael DePlacido as vice president of the employee benefits practice for its Woburn, Mass., office. In his new role, DePlacido is responsible for executive and strategic oversight of marketing processes and negotiations with carriers …

USI’s Johnson Appointed as Chairman of Massachusetts WCAC

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Todd R. Johnson, senior vice president and property-casualty practice leader of the USI Insurance Services (USI) Massachusetts offices located in Woburn, Needham and West Springfield, Mass., to a two-year term as chairman of the …

USI Expands In Georgia With Acquisition of Atlanta-Based Johnson & Bryan

USI Insurance Services has completed its transaction to purchase Johnson & Bryan, a leading retail property-casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. This transaction will expand USI’s footprint into a new city and market where USI …

USI Insurance Services Hires Bark to Massachusetts Office

USI Insurance Services (USI), an insurance brokerage and consulting firm headquartered in Valhalla, New York, has hired Brian D. Bark as president of the employee benefits practice in its Woburn, Mass., office. In this role, Bark will play a significant …

USI Insurance Services to Acquire Johnson & Bryan in Atlanta

USI Insurance Services has entered into an agreement in principle to acquire Johnson & Bryan, a retail property-casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage firm based in Atlanta. The acquisition will expand USI’s footprint into a new city and market where …

Brokers Assess Current Construction Insurance Market: Thumbs Up

Amid ups and downs, the construction market has nevertheless enjoyed steady growth over the past four years. Now construction insurance specialists believe the market is really heating up. The competition has carriers maintaining a market favorable to buyers, especially those …

Alliant’s Mondshine Joins USI Insurance as Personal Risk Operations Director

Karen Mondshine has joined the national insurance broker USI Insurance Services as as the national director of personal risk operations. She will be responsible for partnering with USI’s regional and national teams to serve USI personal risk clients from onboarding …

USI Insurance Acquires Hanratty & Associates in Minnesota

USI Insurance Services has acquired Hanratty & Associates Inc. in Plymouth, Minn. The employees will remain at their current Plymouth location. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hanratty & Associates has been providing employee benefits and consulting for nearly …

USI Acquires Brooks Insurance in Ohio

USI Insurance Services has acquired Toledo, Ohio-based Brooks Insurance. Brooks employees will remain at their Toledo and Bowling Green locations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brooks provides property/casualty, employee benefits, bonds and surety, homeowners, renters, automobile, watercraft and …

USI Insurance Services Acquires CBDI in New Jersey

USI Insurance Services announced Monday that it has acquired CBDI Inc., an employee benefits wholesale brokerage operation based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CBDI will become part of Emerson Reid LLC, USI’s employee …