Through dedicated teams of experts and advisors, USI clients enjoy convenient access to a broad spectrum of flexible, cost-effective products and strategically enhanced services for insurance, risk management, financial management, employee benefits and asset management programs tailored to their unique needs.

Through subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, and North and South America, PartnerRe Ltd writes treaty (groups of risks) and facultative (individual risks) reinsurance for such primary coverage as property, casualty, and life insurance, as well as catastrophe, energy, marine, and other specialty insurance. PartnerRe was one of several pure-catastrophe reinsurers founded in the tax haven of Bermuda after Hurricane Andrew made reinsurance glamorous. The company provides services for customers in more than 150 countries. PartnerRe operates from about 20 offices around the globe.

GuideOne provides personal and commercial lines of property/casualty and liability insurance, including standard auto and homeowners coverage. The company targets churches of all faiths (it insures nearly 45,000 -- nearly a fifth of the nation's churches) as well as faith-based private schools and colleges, and church-affiliated senior living facilities. GuideOne's FaithGuard products offer coverage for people who actively attend church. A network of more than 1,500 independent and company agents sell its products. GuideOne was founded in 1947.

Founded in 1815 as Scotland's first mutual life insurer, Scottish Widows provides life insurance and pension plans, as well as annuities and health insurance coverage. The company's Scottish Widows Bank branch offers savings accounts and mortgage loans, and its Scottish Widows Investment Partnership segment manages over $180 billion in client funds under management. The company is a subsidiary of theLloyds Banking Group. Its products are sold through direct and independent sales representatives and advisers, as well as through affiliated banks and the Internet.

Syncora Holdings Ltd., through its subsidiary, Syncora Guarantee Inc., provides financial guarantee insurance to debt issuers worldwide. It guarantees US municipal bonds; asset-backed securities; debt backed by utilities and selected infrastructure projects; specialized risks, including future flow securitizations and bank deposit insurance; and collateralized debt obligations. The company, formerly known as Security Capital Assurance Ltd., is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. Syncora Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of XL Capital Ltd.

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers reinsurance capacity for a range of property and casualty products, directly and through brokers, to insurance and reinsurance companies, in domestic and international markets. The company is licensed as a reinsurer in 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States and in Puerto Rico and Guam, through its subsidiaries. It also has operations in Canada, six countries in Europe, three countries in central and South America, one country in Africa, one country in Asia (excluding Japan), Japan, and Australia. The company was formerly known as PREINCO Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. in April 1990. Transatlantic Holdings was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

UNIFI Mutual Holding respects the individuality of its subsidiaries, but likes to keep them all in one place. UNIFI Mutual Holding owns Ameritas Holding, which in turn owns three subsidiaries: Ameritas Life, Acacia Life, and Union Central Life. All three companies provide life insurance and annuity products nationwide. Through its companies, UNIFI also offers such services as financial planning and workplace investing, and has some $30 billion of assets under management. Other companies under its umbrella include socially responsible mutual fund manager Calvert Group, Acacia Federal Savings Bank in Virginia, and Ameritas Group, which offers dental and eye care insurance.

Operating as COUNTRY Financial, CC Services provides insurance services nationwide that include life, property/casualty, farm and ranch, disability and other traditional insurance products. Its COUNTRY Trust Bank and COUNTRY Capital Management units offer retirement planning, investment advice, asset management, and mutual funds. The company offers niche coverage on farm-related products, including crop insurance and farm vehicle policies. COUNTRY Financial traces its roots back to 1925, when a group of agricultural workers created a fire and lightning insurance company.

One part of the Faraday Group, Faraday Holdings is the parent company of Faraday Underwriting, which in turn is the manager of the Faraday Syndicate 435 at Lloyd's. Funding for the syndicate (to the tune of $575 million in 2004) is provided by another subsidiary, Faraday Capital. Berkshire Hathaway acquired the syndicate in 1999 and Faraday Holdings is now a subsidiary of Berkshire's General Re. The company provides risk management underwriting through three primary teams: property, casualty, and aviation. The Faraday Group also includes Faraday Reinsurance, a separate unit of General Re.

At AmWINS, we’re all about finding a better way. That’s why we’ve created a culture in which we continually challenge each other to maintain a clear vision, seek new solutions, utilize the newest technology and offer superior responsiveness.With seasoned personnel, broad market relationships and deep knowledge of our specific industry niches, we can help you structure the right solutions for your clients. We are dedicated to supporting the efforts of retail agents and brokers, giving you the freedom and flexibility to take advantage of our wholesale insurance expertise and market clout. A strong and cohesive company with resources stretching from coast to coast, we also value a very personal approach to business and still operate in an entrepreneurial spirit – allowing our brokers to continue to grow and provide leading-edge solutions to our retail clients.

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