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USI Insurance Services (“USI”), a world leader in risk management, employee benefit and retirement consulting, has been recognized as a “Top Insurance Employer” for the eighth consecutive year by Insurance Business America (IBA). Now in its eighth year, IBA’s annual Top Insurance Employer program recognizes leading U.S. insurance organizations based on a series of employee satisfaction metrics, including benefits, compensation, culture, employee development and diversity.

Commenting on the announcement, Mike Sicard, chairman and chief executive officer for USI, stated: “Being recognized for the eighth consecutive year is a testament to our team members and their unwavering dedication to continuing to innovate a firm where our clients succeed and our people thrive. We do well when our clients do well. This achievement belongs to every one of our 10,500+ team members whose passion and commitment shape USI’s exceptional culture. Thank you for making a positive difference for our clients, communities and each other.”

Kim Van Orman, senior vice president and chief people officer for USI, added: “I am extremely proud of USI for achieving this distinguished industry honor for the eighth straight year. At USI, we remain focused on fostering a culture where dedication is celebrated and innovation is encouraged. Our people are the driving force behind our success, and we’re committed to providing an environment that supports their growth, collaboration and continued excellence in delivering outstanding results.”

IBA’s Top Insurance Employer program consists of a two-phase qualification process, including an employer form submission and an anonymous employee satisfaction survey. Learn more about IBA’s Top Insurance Employers program.

About USI
USI is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the world, delivering property and casualty, employee benefits, personal risk, program and retirement solutions to large risk management clients, middle market companies, smaller firms and individuals. Headquartered in Valhalla, N.Y., USI connects over 10,500 industry-leading professionals in approximately 200 offices to serve clients’ local, national and international needs. USI has become a premier insurance brokerage and consulting firm by leveraging the USI ONE Advantage^®, an interactive platform that integrates proprietary and innovative client solutions, networked local resources and enterprise-wide collaboration to deliver customized results with positive, bottom-line impact. USI’s award-winning culture attracts best-in-class industry talent with a focus on innovation, technology, and industry expertise, along with a history of deep and continuing investment in our local communities. For more information, visit usi.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

The Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) recently held its 67^th annual IMCA Ignite Conference and Showcase Awards ceremony in Scottsdale, AZ, and USI was proud to place in two categories. Our Ask V video, highlighting USI’s industry vertical platform won silver in the “Other Video” category, and our 2024 USI Gives Back campaign won bronze in the “Corporate Social Responsibility” category. The IMCA Showcase Awards recognize the highest quality marketing and communications in the insurance industry. Read more.

USI is honored to be named to the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in New York list. USI ranked 13th and is the only insurance brokerage and consulting firm in the top 35 recognized organizations across industries in the large company category. This recognition is based on survey responses from over 145,000 employees who work for Great Place To Work Certified™ companies that were eligible for the list. Learn more.

For the second year in a row, we are pleased to announce that USI has been certified as a Great Place To Work^®! The Great Place To Work survey, a globally respected authority on workplace culture, explored various facets of our employees’ experience here at USI, from job satisfaction to their thoughts on our employee programs and benefit offerings. Participants shared insights on collaboration, communication, leadership, and more. This recognition directly reflects our ongoing commitment to the inclusive, people-focused culture we are continuously innovating here at USI. Read more.

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.

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.