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U.S. Risk Staff ChangesU.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., the seventh largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, announced that it has named Monte Stringer Executive Vice President and National Brokerage Manager of U.S Risk Brokers, the company’s wholesale excess and surplus lines insurance brokerage operations.
In this capacity, Stringer will have direct managerial responsibility for all of U.S. Risk Brokers’ branch offices and departments. U.S. Risk Brokers has offices in eight cities and employs more than 50 brokers, representing more than 100 companies nationwide. It offers all forms of property, casualty, automobile, umbrella, professional and risk management products and services, along with many specialties.
Most recently, Stringer was Executive Vice President of Marketing and Manager of the Dallas office of U.S. Risk Brokers. Stringer has worked in the insurance industry for 30 years, including experience at two national insurance carriers. He joined U.S. Risk Insurance Group in 1996 and held positions of increasing responsibility during his 10 years with the company, including Chief Information Officer.
A resident of Richardson, Tex., Stringer is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a degree in business management.
U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. also announced that it has named Quinton Goss a broker and inland marine underwriter of U.S Risk Brokers, the company’s wholesale excess and surplus lines insurance brokerage operations. He will be based in the company’s Dallas office.
As a broker, Goss will work in all lines of business for U.S. Risk, with a focus on inland marine, property and general liability for contractors and the energy and construction industries. As an underwriter for inland marine risks, he will have binding authority through Lloyd’s of London.
Goss most recently served as vice president for Construction Equipment Insurance Services (CEIS) in Dallas, where he focused on inland marine and property coverage. He has also held position with Scottsdale Insurance Company. A graduate of Southern Methodist University with a bachelor’s degree in economics, Goss is a member of the AAMGA Under 40 Organization, Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas and the Texas Surplus Lines Association. He resides in Allen, Tex.
About U.S. Risk Insurance Group
U. S. Risk (www.usrisk.com) is a specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker located in Dallas, Tex. Operating twelve domestic and international branches, it offers a broad range of products and services through its affiliate companies which include two ProgramBusiness storefront owners:
Boston Insurance Brokerage, Inc. and Lighthouse Underwriters.
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