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Karla Dacosta
Associate Broker
Karla began her career in the insurance industry in 2011 during her senior year in college, after working for two years as an administrative assistant and later an assistant account manager for the professional division of a surplus lines brokerage in Framingham, Massachusetts. In 2012, Karla graduated cum laude from Framingham State University. where she received her B.A. in Business Administration. She then joined the professional division as an account executive specializing in for-profit and non-profit directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, and small miscellaneous E&O accounts.
At U.S. Risk, Karla focuses on D&O, EPL, E&O, and cyber liability, as well assists in our program business.
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
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