Valhalla-based USI Honors 16 Summit Winners at 6th Annual Event

USI Insurance Services Honors 479 Summit Winners During 6th Annual Event

Summit 2016 Honoree Class Includes a Record 39 Five-Time Winners

VALHALLA, N.Y., May 9, 2017 – USI Insurance Services (“USI”) honored 479 Summit winners across the country during its 6^th annual celebration on Friday, April 21, 2017. The Summit Awards are a recognition and celebration of USI’s top performing service associates who are located in more than 140 locations across the United States. The winners, who range from one year with USI to 45 years of distinguished service, were lauded for their performance in 2016 with 60 percent celebrating a multi-year win. In addition to paying tribute to multiple year winners, this was the first time the Company honored a record 39 five-time Summit winners.

For the Valhalla, New York, office, USI was proud to announce 16 Summit 2016 winners:

• Nicholas Altomare
• Alex Cecere
• Marie Cohen
• Nancy Colwell
• Jeff Hopkins
• Joshy Joseph
• Kathryn Kelly
• Bethany Kovalycsik
• Jackelyn Melia
• Peter Rosario
• Russell Palmer
• Bert Shanks
• Jeffrey Silver
• Jason Smith
• Shanu Varghese
• Julissa Villacres
  
  Altomare, Hopkins, Joseph, Kovalycsik, Palmer, Rosario, Varghese were first-time winners; Cecere, Cohen, Colwell, Shanks and Villacres were two-time winners; Kelly and Melia were four-time winners; and Silver and Smith were honored as five-time winners.
  
  Michael J. Sicard, USI chairman, president & CEO, said: “The USI Summit Awards program recognizes and rewards our great, client service associates – both external and internal – across our firm who make USI a special place to work. All of the winners in the 2016 class go above and beyond every day to build our brand, in their daily interactions with clients, prospects, carriers and other USI associates. From many great individuals working together to deliver the USI ONE Advantage^®, we have created a world-class team that doesn’t exist anywhere else in the industry. And, we continue and accelerate the path we have set for ourselves to becoming the pre-eminent insurance brokerage and consulting firm in the nation that makes a positive difference with our clients, colleagues and communities.”
  
  The USI Summit Awards was created in 2011 as a reward and recognition program for associates nationwide who serve both internal and external clients. It was the first of its kind at USI and is a unique program in the industry that was honored in 2016 during the Insurance Marketing Communication Association Showcase Awards. The Summit program continues to innovate and expand and, for the first time since its inception, winners will choose their own ideal experience through an individualized, curated program that they personally schedule with a concierge. In addition to the new, Summit Experiential Award, winners also enjoy: company-wide recognition; local office celebrations; and a custom-designed trophy.
  
  Editor’s Note: USI honored 16 Summit Award Winners at its headquarters in Valhalla, New York, on April 21, 2017. Pictured front row, l to r: Nancy Colwell; Kathryn Kelly; Jackelyn Melia; Julissa Villacres; Bethany Kovalycsik; Marie Cohen. Back row, l to r: Peter Rosario; Jeffrey Silver; Russell Palmer; Bert Shanks; Jason Smith; Mike Sicard, USI chairman & CEO; Joshy Joseph; Nicholas Altomare; Alex Cecere; Shanu Varghese; Jeff Hopkins.
  
  About USI
  USI is a leading local and national insurance brokerage and consulting firm, delivering property and casualty, employee benefits, personal risk and retirement solutions throughout the United States. Headquartered in Valhalla, New York, USI has over $1.0 billion in revenue, employs more than 4,400 professionals and operates out of 140 local offices serving every state. 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 attracts best-in-class industry talent with a long history of deep and continuing investment in our local communities. For more information, visit usi.com.