The Florida Surplus Lines Association, which notes it provides a safety valve for Florida’s property insurance industry, named new officers for 2024-2025 at its recent annual convention in Tampa.
- President: Virginia Clancy, TAPCO Underwriters
- President-elect: Albert Geraci, Risk Placement Services
- Treasurer: Tonya Rivera, Johnson & Johnson
- Secretary: Bresch McCarthy, Hull & Company
- Director: Chris Siegel, Burns & Wilcox
- Director: Darren Marsh, SLB Insurance Group
- Director: Amanda Ruppel, CRC Group
- Insurance company representative: Joshua Baron, Navigators, a brand of The Hartford
- Insurance company representative: Ana Daves, Nautilus Insurance
- Young agents’ representative: Marianne Correa, RT Specialty
- Young agents’ representative: Ricky Kopec, Johnson and Johnson
- Retail agents’ representative: John Vratsinas, Atlantic Specialty Risk
- Past president’s representative: Erin O’Leary, of Shelly, Middlebrooks & O’Leary.
“When I opened the Florida office for Tapco almost 30 years ago, one of the best pieces of advice I received was to join the Florida Surplus Lines Association,” Clancy said in a statement.
The organization also announced it will expand its continuing education offerings for members in 2025 and will introduce a mentorship program to help foster new leadership in surplus lines.
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