USA Risk Group’s COO, Andrew Sargeant, will retire at the end of the year, with Cindy Lyford and Shawn Burger set to take over his responsibilities.
Sargeant, who has been at USA Risk since 1995, serves as COO of the group as a whole and head of the Vermont office.
Vice president Lyford will be take over Sargeant’s duties as head of the Vermont office.
She has been with USA Risk Group for over 16 years, starting as an account manager and progressing to her current position, in which she is responsible for some of our more complex accounts, client oversight and financial statement review.
Burger, who joined USA Risk in March as senior vice president of sales and operations, will take over as COO.
He previously held positions at Spencer Capital, Cunningham Lindsey, Arrowhead General Insurance Agency and Zurich.
Sargeant has dedicated more than 35 years to captive management. Before joining USA Risk, he was vice president at Sedgwick Management Services in Vermont, having relocated from a similar role with Sedgwick in Bermuda.
Following his retirement, Sargeant will continue to be available as a resource and resident director, if requested, for Vermont-based clients.
“I’m proud to have worked with the USA Risk team for over 21 years,” said Sargeant. “It has been a fun ride working with group of dedicated and talented professionals who are the leaders in the captive insurance industry. I’m not only looking forward to starting the next phase of my life, but will be cheering for the continued success of USA Risk.”
