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United Risk is the global choice for Apex Insurance Entrepreneurs

Property and casualty insurance underwriting and distribution platform. Deep worldwide technical resources. Large underwriting capacity. Entrepreneurial spirit.
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A performance outlier for over three decades, we are a magnet for top-tier talent.

We are a private company with the clarity of self-defined purpose, and we are proud of our long-lasting guiding philosophical principles and the long continuity of our leadership.


We have a clear vision of success built upon free enterprise and professionalism, and we attract and retain dedicated people who tirelessly pursue the outcomes we seek.


The result is an insurance organization that stands out and has become the global choice of top quartile insurance entrepreneurs.

The best technical resources in the industry with a national and global reach.

The best technical resources in the industry with a national and global reach.

United Risk works towards global technical completeness in the pursuit of its principal objective of maximizing shareholder value for its partners.


United Risk is independently owned and operated by the its practice partners and is affiliated with Applied Underwriters operationally and through its common and powerful brand identity.


In addition to traditional high-quality operational resources, United Risk has access to affiliated insurance and reinsurance capacity as well as exceptional operational resources in the most difficult, critical areas, including: Brand Communications, Government Affairs, Public Relations, Investigations, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Software Development.


By uniting real expertise, resources, and capacity together with an ethic that values talent, commitment, and ingenuity, we strive to be the best by making you the best.

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Our technical prowess is surpassed only by the independent entrepreneurial spirit of our partners & managers.

Our practice leaders are at the top of their fields technically, but just as exceptional is how they view the world: Nothing energizes them more than a unique opportunity, a contrarian opportunity, or an opportunity others don’t perceive. Nothing frustrates them more than a promising initiative mired in bureaucracy.


We bring exceptional underwriting talent into our culture of shared entrepreneurial spirit and professionalism—to unleash their talent, to solve real problems, to realize success that can’t be attained anywhere else.


Our philosophy is to let them lead autonomously within their specialty, all within a greater organization bound together by loyalty to a common ethos.

Is United Risk right for you?

We do business in a changed world, and our story is just unfolding. Our shared beliefs in entrepreneurialism and the value of wealth creation, hard work, creativity, and independent leadership define us and define our bright future.

Be a part of our story, and see where it can take your exceptional talent and ambitious dreams.