BALTIMORE, CLEVELAND – May 28, 2025 – Unison Risk Advisors (URA), a leading independent and employee-owned risk management and insurance brokerage firm, is proud to announce the promotions of five national practice leaders. These appointments emphasize URA’s commitment to client service and providing specialized solutions. 

“These promotions highlight the depth of knowledge and resources these URA leaders have to offer,” shared Bob Cawley, President & Chief Operating Officer of URA. “We are excited for them to join our national practices in serving all our partner companies and their clients. I look forward to the growth of these leaders and announcing further promotions in the future.”   

Angela Dignan is the Healthcare Practice Leader and brings over 18 years of industry experience. She acts as a trusted advisor for healthcare providers, helping them navigate the complexities of modern care delivery and finds suitable insurance, claims management and risk financing solutions. Learn more about our healthcare practice here.

Brian Stovsky is the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Leader with 12 years of experience in the financial services sector. Brian offers a comprehensive suite of M&A advisory services tailored to the unique needs of investor groups and acquisitive businesses. The M&A practice offers transactional due diligence, transactional risk placement, post-closing integration strategies, portfolio-wide risk management, employee benefits programs and synergy analyses among commonly owned entities. Learn more about our M&A practice here.

James Shewey is the Education Practice Leader and brings over 20 years of experience to the role. As the Education Practice Leader, James takes a consultative and “outsourced risk manager” approach to identify and mitigate potential exposures, developing tailored solutions to safeguard institutions. James has been awarded the Risk & Insurance Power Broker award twice for his exceptional client service and knowledge in the education industry. Learn more about our education practice here.

Jessica Dunn is the Real Estate Practice Leader and has over 12 years of experience. She provides a range of risk management services including exposure analysis, renewal strategy development and execution, claims consulting, and strategic planning. Jessica was named a 2024 Risk & Insurance Power Broker in the real estate category for her experience in managing complex real estate risks on a national scale. Learn more about our real estate practice here.

Tim Walsh is the Design & Construction Practice Leader with 38 years of experience in the field. He understands and manages risks arising from construction operations, risk allocation, project risk management and risk transfer. Tim has extensive experience in all phases of contract review, program design, marketing, implementation, project management and financial reporting. Learn more about our design & construction practice here.

About Unison Risk Advisors   

Established in 2020 through the strategic merger of Oswald Companies and RCM&D, Unison Risk Advisors™ (URA) is a high-growth, privately held and majority employee-owned insurance brokerage and risk management firm. URA is comprised of a total of five platform companies and their subsidiaries; including the addition of NSI Insurance Group in 2023, and Enders Insurance and Avondale Insurance Associates in 2024. URA is in the top 40 largest brokerages and in the top five largest independently owned firms in the United States.