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September 1st, 2026
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McClone Insurance announced today that the Employee Benefits team and clients of Universal Insurance Advisors (UIA) have joined McClone, bringing together trusted client relationships with the resources and capabilities of a full-service brokerage.
For UIA’s employee benefits clients, the relationships and service experience they know will remain in place. Their existing team will continue working with them, now with access to additional employee benefits expertise, resources and the broader capabilities of McClone.
“The relationships we’ve built with our employee benefits clients have always been incredibly important to us,” said Pam Utpadel, President of UIA. “As I thought about the future, I wanted to make sure both our clients and our team were positioned to continue receiving the same personal service and trusted guidance, with even more resources behind them. I feel very good about what this next chapter creates for the people we serve.”
UIA will continue operating its Medicare and Individual Health business. The integration with McClone is specific to UIA’s Employee Benefits team and clients.
“We’re excited to welcome the UIA Employee Benefits team and the clients they serve to McClone,” said Dustin McClone, President and CEO of McClone. “UIA has built strong relationships and a tremendous amount of trust over the years. This integration allows us to build on that foundation, bringing more resources, expertise and capabilities to the table while preserving the relationships and personal service clients value.”
The addition of UIA’s Employee Benefits business builds on McClone’s continued growth while bringing together teams that share a strong commitment to relationships, service, and doing what’s right for clients.
Ashley Rothmann, Director of Marketing
Ashley Rothmann is the Director of Marketing at McClone, where she leads the agency’s brand, communications, public relations, and marketing strategy. With more than 14 years of experience, she is focused on making complex topics easier to understand and helping McClone communicate in a way that feels clear, useful, and human. Because Ashley did not grow up in the insurance industry, she brings an outside-in perspective to how McClone talks about insurance, risk, benefits, and the work behind them. She works across the organization to turn expertise into stronger stories, useful content, and a brand people can understand and trust. Ashley earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, hiking, reading a good book, trying new things in the kitchen, spending time with her family, and just about any sport, whether she’s playing, watching, or keeping up with her kids.
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