“We are taking a different and better approach in building an insurance brokerage to serve clients now and for the long term,” says Stephen F. Elkins, Ed.D. Elkins is partner, president and NorCal Region EB practice leader for USI Insurance Services, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. With roots dating back 150 years through strategic acquisitions, the firm now has more than 10,000 employees across 200 offices.
With some members on board for 40-plus years locally, USI serves the property and casualty insurance, surety and employee benefits needs of middle-market clients, with additional services including retirement plans, select commercial, and personal risk.
“Above our leading technology, we place the most value on people and are building our team to serve the growing needs of the Sacramento region and beyond.”— Lisa Wilson, Partner, Executive VP, Sacramento Commercial Lines Practice Leader
USI has developed cutting-edge technology platforms to transform the insurance experience. USI OMNI Solution EngineTM provides proprietary analytics, actionable solutions, real-time analysis and quantifiable financial impact, and the firm’s newest tool, USI PATHTM, is a groundbreaking interactive platform designed to revolutionize the way organizations approach risk mitigation. It’s unique for not only sharing cutting-edge tech-enabled solutions that prevent and reduce risks before losses, but also for showing dollar costs of those tools and estimated return on investment.
As USI makes significant investments in Sacramento, Lisa Wilson, partner, executive VP and Sacramento commercial lines practice leader, says, “Above our leading technology, we place the most value on people and are building our team to serve the needs of the Sacramento region and beyond. We’re investing in additional brokers and service staff hires to meet the needs of our growing client base.”
USI will continue to build its team through hiring and talent development to take part in the Sacramento community’s success and prosperity.
“Nothing beats volunteering with our nonprofit clients through the USI Gives Back campaign and seeing their impact, enjoying food and beverages grown or made by our clients, seeing the built environment created by our construction clients, and helping employers take a more strategic approach to their plan offering through our Benefits Benchmarking Study — which is the largest survey of its kind — among so many similar experiences,” concludes Dr. Elkins.
