Stringer Elected to Lead Texas Surplus Lines Association

Monte Stringer, executive vice president with U.S. Risk Inc. in Dallas, has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. for the coming year.

Stringer and other new officers and directors of the organization were elected at the group’s annual meeting, held Nov. 9 in Austin.

TSLA’s new vice president isTodd Teitell, president of Colemont Insurance Brokers of Texas LP in Dallas.

Robin Stough, president of Towerstone Inc. in Dallas, is the group’s newly elected secretary/treasurer.

New TSLA directors are: Penny Coody (3-year term), Delta General Agency Corp.; Karen Grubbs (3-year term), RSI International Inc.; Susan Hancock (3-year term), McClelland & Hine Inc.; Bart Schaffer (2-year term), Colony Group; Connie Verdile (2-year term), Catlin Inc.; and Susan Gropp (1-year term), Arcana Insurance Services.

Existing directors are: Mike Berry, Specialty Insurance Managers Inc.; Anna Kizer, Myron Steves; Jace Westbrook, Quirk & Company, Jack Huff, Hull & Company Inc.; and Joel Reed, AUI Inc.

The TSLA Executive Committee consists of the current officers and the immediate past president, Paul Rainey with RSI International Inc.

The “President’s Award” was presented to Amicia Hine, chairperson of the Web Site Committee. The “Don King Committee Member of the Year” award was presented to Susan Gropp, Arcana Insurance Services for her service on the Education Committee.

The Avrohm Wisenberg scholarship recipients were Kate Innocent, RISC Inc., and Brent Wright, Towerstone Inc. They both received a CIC scholarship for one class. In addition, both recipients will receive a cash prize of $100 once their course is completed. The scholarships are donated to TSLA each year by The National Alliance.

Texas Commercial Insurance Facilities won win the full ACSR scholarship donated to TSLA by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas.

Source: Texas Surplus Lines Association, www.tsla.org

Topics Texas Excess Surplus