TSLA Announces Election of Officers & Directors at 2025 Annual Meeting

The Texas Surplus Lines Association, Inc. announced the election of the following Officers and Directors at its 70th Annual Meeting held at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin on November 10, 2025.

President – Terence Babler, Vice President, Property Broker Brown & Riding, Dallas

Vice President – Billie Gorrell, President, Ashley Wholesale Brokerage, Conroe

Secretary/Treasurer – Hardy Nix, EVP, Casualty Broker, Awins, Dallas

New Directors (3-year terms):

Director: Matthew Haushill, Jencap Group, Frisco

Director: Kathryn Noser, Vintage Underwriters, Houston

Director: Josh Taylor, Novatae, Dallas

Current Directors:

Director: Randy Doss, CRC Group, Houston

Director: Stephen Gunn, Core Specialty, Asheville, N.C.

Director: Joe Taylor, RT Specialty, Houston

Director: Morgan Whitt, Towerstone, Inc., Dallas

Director: Sharif Azim, Allied World Insurance, Dallas

Director: Jennifer Brecht, Brecht & Associates, Inc., Grapevine

Director: Lindsey Burton, Risk Placement Services, Inc., Austin

Director: Robby Moore, Towerstone, Inc., Austin

The TSLA Executive Committee consists of the current Officers and the immediate Past President, Robert McEwen, The Parks Group, Inc.

During the business meeting, the “Joe Howse President’s Award” was presented to Jason Hayes, RT Specialty, Chairperson, Education Committee for his outstanding work on this committee. The “Don King Committee Member of the Year” award was presented to Jim Devall, Sedgwick, Host Committee and to Gilbert Orozco, Imperial PFS, Membership Recruiting Committee for all their hard work on their respective committees.

The TSLA Texans Under Forty collected toys for Blue Santa, a charitable program sponsored by the Austin Police Department this year. The toys were delivered to a fire house.