Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 30, 2005
DAVID L. ESLICK is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of U.S.I. Holdings Corporation. Prior to being appointed Chairman,
President and CEO in January 2002, Mr. Eslick served as President and
Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he was responsible for
supervising all company operations including sales and marketing.
Joining USI in January 1997 with more than 18 years in insurance split
among property and casualty, life, benefits and financial services, Mr.
Eslick has a unique range of experience in driving operational
performance and marketing capabilities proven to increase new business
sales, to improve account retention, and to drive client cross-selling
success. He received his Master's in Business Administration from Xavier
University in Cincinnati. In October 2002, Mr. Eslick was included as
one of Business Insurance magazine's 35 Rising Stars. As an
undergraduate student, Mr. Eslick participated in a co-op program,
focused on life and disability insurance sales, with Ohio National Life.
He then joined Prudential Insurance Company in Cincinnati as a producer
for life, disability, employee benefits, and property and casualty
insurance. In 1982, Mr. Eslick joined Frederick Rauh & Company as a
property and casualty personal lines producer and progressed within the
Rauh organization to become Franchise Sales Director and Division
Manager for life and employee benefits. He was integral in the firm's
shift from a strictly property and casualty focus to a position where
revenues were equally derived from benefits and financial services.
Following the Rauh firm's acquisition by ABI Insurance, Mr. Eslick was
President of Rauh Financial Services and, ultimately, President of
ABI/Frederick Rauh & Company. When ABI was sold to Acordia, Mr. Eslick
remained as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cincinnati
operation. In 1997, he left this position to join USI. Profile
Mr. Eslick: USI is now the ninth largest brokerage firm in the United
States. We are predominantly focused on the middle market,
