Cantor to Take Over as CFO for Florida Peninsula as Lattanzio Retires

The Florida Peninsula Insurance family of companies announces the retirement of their chief financial officer, Francis L. Lattanzio.

Lattanzio is a co-founder of Florida Peninsula Insurance Co. and has served as CFO since its inception in 2005. Effective immediately, Lattanzio will transition from his role as CFO but he will remain with the company as a consultant. Gary Cantor will replace him as the new CFO. Cantor is also a co-founder of the company and has served as executive vice president since 2005.

Prior to co-founding the company, Lattanzio served as chief financial officer at Aetna Personal Lines and as a partner at Price Waterhouse and Tillinghast – Towers Perrin.

Cantor was previously co-founder and president of Seven Seas Communications, which provided satellite telephone service to ships at sea and oil and mining companies around the world. Prior to Seven Seas, he was the general manager of Boatphone, the first cellular carrier in the Eastern Caribbean. He has held various financial positions at companies such as Digital Equipment and Dole Foods.

Since 2005, Florida Peninsula has grown from a wind-only home insurer to a multiperil and flood company insuring more than 140,000 homes throughout Florida. Today,

Florida Peninsula markets through a network of 2,500 independent insurance agents.

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