U.S. Risk Financial Services, Inc.
is staffed by an internationally acknowledged financial institution risk and insurance management team of specialists. The financial services team of underwriters and brokers offers a comprehensive array of insurance products and risk management services for the "financial and lender services industries." Agents that work with financial or lender clients have consistently chosen the U.S. Risk team because of its consultative and strategic approach to complex risks.Performance Behind the Promise
Building solid, professional relationships is the foundation of success. U.S. Risk Financial Services, Inc. is committed to this concept and considers it one of the most significant aspects of our business as a service to our agents and their clients. This personalized approach offers an entirely new level of service to our network of agents, typically unavailable from other industry sources.
We make the same effort to establish relationships with our insurance companies and underwriters. Our relationship with these insurers has been cultivated over many years and we now have a significant volume with each of them. This has generated considerable clout to get the job done even in the most difficult situations.
U.S. Risk Financial Services, Inc.
a member company of U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc.
Discover why so many agents have partnered with U.S. Risk
to professionally handle the insurance and risk management
needs of their Financial and Non-Financial insureds.
Leadership & Direction
Mike Hogan, CIC
A nationally renowned "financial" expert, Mike has a broad knowledge of insurance and risk management issues for financial institutions. Well regarded in both the insurance and financial industry; he is known for:
Teaching national continuing education programs
Speaking to bank associations and other agent associations
Authoring articles, newsletters and whitepapers addressing complex insurance and financial subjects.
Mike's primary focus is on Executive Liability, Professional Liability, Trust Operations Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Fidelity Bond, Computer Crime and Internet/Website e-risk Insurance.
Career Highlights
Mike has 35 years experience as an underwriter, managing general agent, wholesale insurance intermediary, retail agent, teacher, and consultant for the financial services industry. During the past 30 years, he has taught and led in excess of 100 "Financial Institution Seminars" specifically focused on identifying, managing, and insuring risks for the benefit of both insurance agents and financial institution management.
Hands On Assistance
Mike publishes articles and newsletters on risk issues for financial institutions and makes them available to U.S. Risk's national network of retail agent partners.
He provides highly regarded, comprehensive insurance reviews and risk analyses through our agent partners for their financial clients.
He maintains a strong, direct relationship with senior underwriters at most major insurance companies that provide specific insurance products for this complex industry.
Mike also renders assistance to agents whose financial institution clients have encountered difficulty in purchasing critical insurance.
He participates in conference calls and/or personal meetings with agents and managers of financial institutions on a wide variety of insurance, risk management and claims issues.
Leadership & Direction
Tom Havens,
ARM, RPLU, CPCU, AFSB, J.D.Thomas (Tom) Havens, Underwriter for U.S. Risk Financial Services, Inc., received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boston College in 1981 and Law degree (J.D.) from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California in 1990.
Tom has spent his 27-year career focused solely on the underwriting, risk management, and marketing of Bond, D&O, Professional and insurance products and services for financial institutions. Before coming onboard with U.S. Risk Financial Services, Tom has worked exclusively for major financial institution insurance carriers including Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland and Zurich Financial Services.
In addition to marketing and underwriting a new Lloyd’s distressed bank program for U.S. Risk, Tom will be working directly with Mike Hogan and his staff offering brokerage services, and risk consulting services to the financial institution industry.
Financial Institution Markets
Ace USA
American Intl. Surplus Lines Ins. Co. ARCH Insurance Company
AXIS U.S. Insurance
Chubb Group of Companies CNA Insurance Companies Evanston Insurance Company Great American Insurance Company
Hartford Insurance CompaniesLexington Insur-ance Company
National Union Insurance Company Progressive Casualty
Scarborough & Company Travelers Insurance Companies Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London Zurich American Insurance Company
Professional Liability Markets
Ace USA
Admiral Insurance Company American International Group American International Surplus American Physicians Insurance Agency Anesthesiologists Professional Assurance Axis
Beazley USA
Carolina Casualty Insurance Company Chicago Insurance Company
Chubb/Executive Risk CNA Insurance Companies CNA Healthpro
Colony Insurance Crum and Forster Darwin
ERisk
Employers Reinsurance Euclid Managers
Everest Insurance Company
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company First City
General Star Insurance Companies Great American Insurance Companies Hiscox
Houston Casualty Insurance Company Interstate Insurance Group
Iron Pro
James River Insurance Company Lexington Insurance Company
Liberty International Markel Maxum Medical Assurance MediaPro Medical Protective MMO Companies
Monitor Liability Managers NAS
Navigators Insurance
Northfield Insurance Company Old Republic Insurance Company One Beacon PACO PIA Philadelphia PUA RAMCO Reciprocal Alliance RSUI
Scottsdale Insurance Company SCPIE
St. Paul Travelers Insurance Companies The Hartford
THB TMLT USLI
Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London United National Insurance Company Valiant Insurance
Zurich American Insurance Company
Underwriting Facilities
Commercial Auto Liability Employment Practices Liability Energy/Oil & Gas
Entertainment Financial Institutions Forced Placed Property Garage Liability
Ins. Adjusters and Appraisers Liability Lenders E&O Discrimination
Lenders Single Interest/Collateral Protection
Miscellaneous Healthcare
Miscellaneous Professional Liability Mortgage Protection
Nursing Home Professional & GL Primary General Liability
Property/Inland Marine
Staffing Services (E&O, Crime, GL, Property, Auto, Excess, EPLI, Medical E&O)
Umbrella and Excess Casualty Valet and Parking Operators Liability
Companies Represented
Acceptance Indemnity Insurance Co. American International Group Aspen Specialty Insurance Co. Chubb Custom Insurance Co. Colony Insurance Co.
CNA Insurance Companies
Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Evanston Insurance Co.
Essex Insurance Co.
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. First Nonprofit Insurance Co.
First Specialty Insurance Corp. General Star Indemnity Co. Markel Insurance Co.
Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London Seneca Insurance Co., Inc. Scottsdale Insurance Co. St. Paul E&S
W.R. Berkley Group
Republic-Vanguard Ins. Co. Shand Morahan & Co., Inc.
U
.S. Risk Insurance Group is a specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker headquartered in Dallas.Through its 12 domestic and international branches and network of 4000 retail producers, premiums exceeded $411M in 2008.U.S. Risk offers a broad spectrum of specialty insurance products and services through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies. U.S. Risk Underwriters is an internationally respected MGA and underwriting manager representing 20 domestic carriers and various London syndicates. Lighthouse Underwriters is a national program manager focusing on affinity related groups. With access to over 100 carriers, U.S. Risk Brokers has developed a solid reputation for servicing its retail customers and for profitability with its carriers.
Expert risk management and loss control services are provided by OmniSure Consulting Group. Professional Claims Managers and NovaPro Risk Solutions provide third party claims administration services.
Access to an accredited London based Lloyds broker is made available through NCG Professional Risks Ltd.
This combination of diverse insurance products and services, a broad customer base and a service oriented team of quality insurance professionals continues to make U.S. Risk a leader in specialty insurance.
2008 Statistics
2008 Annualized Written Premium $411 million
2008 Revenue $68.5 million
Total Staff 466 employees
Executive Staff
Randall Goss Chairman & CEO
Mac Wesson President & COO
Ken Perilli Executive VP & CFO
Monte R. Stringer Executive VP & National Brokerage Mgr.
Richard Schwartz General Counsel
U.S. Risk Brokers
Wholesale brokerage operation with offices in:
Dallas, TX, Lafayette, LA, Austin, TX, Metairie, LA, Houston, TX, Nashville, TN,
72 Total Employees
U.S. Risk Underwriters
Managing general underwriter and contract binding authority agent with offices in:
Dallas, TX, Metairie, LA, Lafayette, LA, Austin, TX, Nashville, TN, Houston, TX, and Oakland, CA
23 Total Employees
Professional Claims Managers, Inc.
Professional liability claims management firm located in Dallas, TX.
30 Total Employees
NovaPro Risk Solutions
Claims and benefit management firm located in San Diego, CA with a national network of more than 35 offices.
200 Total Employees
OmniSure Consulting Group, Inc.
Loss control firm specializing in the health care and hospitality industries with offices in Dallas, TX and Austin, TX.
Healthcare Consultants located:, Austin, TX, Arlington, TX
4 Total Employees
NCG Professional Risks Ltd / NCG Professional Risks Ltd, N. America
Accredited London based Lloyd's broker located in London, England
48 Total Employees
U.S. Risk Corporate Headquarters
Dallas, TX
34 Total Employee
U.S. Risk Specialty Underwriters
National Program Manager with offices in Boston, MA, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Scottsdale, AZ and Santa Ana, CA.
41 Total Employees
