USI in the News
USI’s National Executive and Professional Risk Solutions Claims Practice Leader, Joni Mason, will be speaking at the Eighth Annual Women in Insurance Leadership ExecuSummit on March 26-27 in Isle of Palms, SC. During her session, Mason will discuss the importance of branding yourself for continued success. Learn more.
USI’s Nicole McMurtry, president, Illinois transportation practice, and John Flocco, executive vice president of design and construction, were recently interviewed by Business Insurance on inland marine policyholders being at risk for cyber exposures when using digital supply chains and tracking technologies. Flocco shared, “Contractors are increasingly using sophisticated equipment that can be hacked and shut down... We have to have a unified approach to this and make sure that there is a policy that will be triggered.” Read the full article.
USI’s Paul King, senior vice president in the executive and professional risk solutions practice, was recently interviewed by Business Insurance on existing kidnap, ransom and extortion (KR&E) renewals staying flat or decreasing despite increased geopolitical friction, and more companies are looking for coverage. King shared, “The uptick in interest may result in an increase in placement of KR&E coverage, but, if it does, widespread market movement knowledge will likely be delayed or limited.” Read the full article.
Now in its third year, the Axco Global Insurance Awards recognizes and celebrates the outstanding achievements, innovation, and collaboration of the insurance industry. This year, USI was honored to be selected as a finalist in the “Best Digital Initiative in Global Insurance” category for PATH, our technology-enabled risk control platform. PATH leverages industry-specific benchmark data and expert insight to generate tailored risk control solutions that address organizations’ top claim drivers based on their industry, sub-vertical, size, and geography. Category winners will be revealed at Axco’s 2025 awards event taking place at the Hilton Bankside in London on Thursday, April 24. Learn more.
Key insights from USI’s 2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook Report were recently featured in a new BenefitsPRO article, highlighting some of the various benefit operations and budgeting challenges employers are expected to face in 2025. Potential challenges include increased health plan spending, rising pharmacy costs, AI integration and more. Read the article.
Each year, Insurance Business America’s “5-Star DE&I Awards” recognize leading U.S.-based insurance companies for their work to foster impactful, forward-looking diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) programs. For the third year in a row, USI was among only a select number of insurance organizations to receive this honor for 2025 in recognition of our ongoing efforts to build an increasingly diverse, equitable and inclusive culture at USI through our I’m With U DE&I program. Learn more.
Insurance Business America recently reported on some of the key takeaways from USI’s 2025 Commercial Property & Casualty Market Outlook Report. This year’s report once again provided timely insights on the latest market trends impacting commercial P&C insurance buyers and reviewed upcoming challenges and opportunities for the new year. Read the article.
The American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2024 Workforce Well-being Scorecard results were recently announced, and USI once again achieved Gold level recognition for the seventh year in a row! Working in partnership with leading science and workforce well-being volunteers, the AHA has defined best practices for employers to use to build a culture of health equity and comprehensive organizational well-being programs for their workforces. This annual scorecard measures the extent to which a company has implemented those best practices. Read more.