Allied American Underwriters, a division of USG Insurance Services, Inc., has hired Valarie MacDonald as producer/broker, and Denise Brown as production assistant. In addition to these new hires, AAU has promoted Dasha Casey to producer/broker. All three will be based in Jacksonville, Fla.
MacDonald brings over 16 years of commercial insurance experience to AAU’s Florida team. Most recently, she worked as commercial lines account manager at Cecil W. Powell. Prior to that position, she worked as an underwriter for its premise pollution & commercial storage tank pollution product at US Assure.
Brown has 10 years of experience in commercial insurance. She most recently held the position of hazard claims documentation specialist with Mortgage Specialist International in Jacksonville, and previously worked as commercial pollution service rep with US Assure.
Casey started her insurance career in 2001 with ZIS Insurance Services, who later became US Assure. She started in policy assembly and worked her way to becoming an underwriter in US Assure’s Tank Pollution department. Casey joined AAU as Production Assistant when AAU acquired US Assure’s tanks book of business.
AAU’s acquisition of the renewal rights on several books of business from Jacksonville-based US Assure in August 2015 included their Commercial Storage Tank and Dealers Tank programs. The Commercial Storage Tanks program is admitted in most states and includes above and underground storage tanks. The Dealer Storage Tanks program is designed specifically for auto dealerships, garages, and similar businesses.
Allied American Underwriters (AAU) is a specialty product provider and commercial lines program manager. It currently has four divisions: Workers Compensation, Programs, Garage, and Environmental. AAU is a subsidiary of USG Insurance Services, Inc.
USG Insurance Services, Inc. is a national wholesaler and managing general agent (MGA) with 19 offices across the country and access to write in all 50 states.
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