U.S. Risk Announces New Reinsurance Broker “Goss Re”

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. (www.usrisk.com), the seventh largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, today announced that it has expanded into the specialty reinsurance brokerage marketplace. This new business will be headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Goss Reinsurance Brokers, Inc. will operate as a specialty reinsurance broker for medium to small insurance carriers, captives, self-insurance funds, risk retention groups, and other similar specialty insurance operations.

“Goss Re will start with a strong and well respected parent in U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. Our 23 years of insurance business expertise will be utilized to provide personal service and one to one relationships with our insurance clients,” said Randall Goss, Chairman and CEO of U.S. Risk Insurance Group. “We’re excited about the opportunity that this provides us to expand our capabilities and services for our broad base of clients and prospective clients.”

“We are pleased to announce the addition of Chris Turner (formerly of Towers Perrin) as Executive Vice President and James Epstein (formerly of EWI Re) as Executive Director,” said Mac Wesson, President and Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Risk Insurance Group. “We have great expectations for success in this new venture. The significant consolidation in the reinsurance brokerage community has given us this opportunity and an open window to aggressively pursue our target clientele.”

Agents and brokers seeking more information should contact Chris Turner at 800-866-706-7975 or 214-265-4990.

About U.S. Risk Insurance Group

U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. (www.usrisk.com) is a specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Operating twelve domestic and international branches, it offers a broad range of products and services through its affiliate companies which include U.S. Risk Underwriters, U.S. Risk Brokers, Lighthouse Underwriters, Professional Claims Managers, Omnisure Consulting Group, NCG Professional Risks Ltd. (London), and NovaPro Risk Solutions.

U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc.
Chris Turner, 800-866-706-7975 or 214-265-4990

Source: U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc.