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Tim Patrick
Senior Broker/Underwriter
Tim is both a branch office underwriting manager and a broker. He has over 40 years of experience, having worked as a company underwriter, retail agency marketing and E&S broking and underwriting. His expertise is getting it done at the broadest terms possible at the fairest price to all parties involved in the transaction.
Product specialties
- Artisan/trade contractors
- Aviation
- Commercial property
- DIC/earthquake/flood
- Environmental
- Excess liability
- Foreign coverages
- General contractors
- Habitational property
- Liquor liability
- Products liability
- Special events
- Umbrella
- Vacant property
Marcus Paxton
Vice President
Marcus Paxton brings over 18 years of professional experience in the insurance industry to his position at Take1. Previously, Marcus spent ten years at Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (Allianz), where he held executive and underwriting roles in the high net worth personal lines and commercial entertainment division. He also served for eight years as an underwriter at the Atlantic Mutual Companies. Marcus has extensive entertainment industry experience that will strengthen our ability to meet the long-term needs of our rapidly growing and expanding customer base.
Product specialties
- Entertainment
- Film and TV productions
- Special events
Rebeca Perdomo
Underwriter
Rebeca began in the insurance industry in 1990 as a retail agent. She worked as a garage underwriter for seven years for an admitted carrier. Since 2013, she has been on the wholesale side as a property and casualty underwriter.
Product specialties
- General liability
- Property
- Umbrella/excess
- Churches
- Beauty salons
- Daycare centers
- Gas stations
- Lessor’s risk
- Restaurants
- Manufacturers
- Distributors
Dave Perkins
Executive Vice President/Branch Manager
Dave is an Executive Vice President and branch manager of the Massachusetts office of U.S. Risk Brokers, Inc. Dave has over 30 years of insurance experience and has the professional designation of Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU). Dave’s expertise extends to the areas of cyber/privacy coverage, management liability, employment practices liability, professional liability, medical malpractice and other specialty insurance products. He has specific industry expertise with public and private companies, financial institutions, technology, media, healthcare and education.
Dave is a regular speaker at national insurance conferences in the areas of cyber/privacy coverage, directors and officers liability, and employment practices liability.
Product specialties
- Cyber liability
- Computer consultants
- D&O (including difficult-to-place)
- Environmental
- EPLI
- Errors and omissions
- Fiduciary
- Financial institutions D&O
- Insurance agents E&O
- Lawyers
- Professional liability
- Software design/development
Charlene Perry
Underwriter
Charlene has been in the insurance industry for over 30 years. She joined Take1 in 2016. Prior to Take1, she was with Travelers Insurance for eight years and Fireman’s Fund Insurance for ten years, where she held various positions in the commercial lines department.
Product specialties
- Entertainment
- Rental House
- DICE Production
Dutch Phillips
Executive Vice President/Casualty Broker/Houston Branch Manager
Dutch brings with him over twenty years of experience in the insurance industry, working as both a broker and underwriter. He specializes in casualty with an emphasis on energy, environmental, and products related risks, which has been and remains his focus at U.S. Risk.
Product specialties
- Casualty
- General liability
- Auto liability
- Pollution
- Excess liability
- Energy
- Environmental
- Products
- Manufacturing
- Contractors
Joanne Pietrosh
Senior Broker
Joanne joined U.S. Risk with the acquisition of Regency Insurance Brokerage Services in 2019. She has 16 years of experience in the wholesale insurance industry. Her book of business encompasses a wide variety of commercial-lines products with a concentration in real estate, hospitality, contractors and professional liability. Joanne earned a BBA/MBA from Pace University in New York.
Product specialties
- Commercial general liability
- Commercial property
- Workers’ compensation
- Professional Liability
- Excess/umbrella
Shannon Pollard, ACSR, CISR, CRIS
Underwriter
Shannon has over 13 years of experience in the commercial property and casualty insurance industry. She has earned her ACSR, CISR, and CRIS certifications and handles all lines of property and casualty coverage, both underwriting and brokerage accounts. Shannon has a proven record of providing exceptional services to all of her clients.
Product specialties
- Contractors
- Commercial property
- Habitational
- Lessor’s risk
- General liability
- Excess/umbrella
- Builder’s risk
Ron Price
Vice President/Branch Manager
Ron has spent all of his 40+ years in the insurance industry in the excess and surplus lines wholesale arena. His market relationships are strong, enabling him to deliver winning deals on even the most difficult accounts. He is a “blend,” handling underwriting authorities and accessing major brokerage markets. Ron has been with U.S. Risk since 1998.
Product specialties
- Artisan/trade contractors
- Builder’s risk/installation floater
- Commercial property
- Environmental
- Equipment floaters and dealers
- General contractors
- Habitational property
- Hotel/motel property
- Pollution contractors
- Products liability
- Refinery/oil and gas contractors
- Residential and roofing contractors
- Umbrella
- Vacant property
- Wind property