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People: Stacks Brokerage in Florida Names Bordman Commercial President

Stacks Insurance Brokerage in Lighthouse Point, Florida, has named Kenny Bordman partner and president of commercial insurance. Bordman has more than a decade in commercial insurance, preceded by years in the U.S. Army and law enforcement, Stacks said in a …

People Moves Southeast: New Faces at CRC Group, Alliant Insurance Services

CRC Group, a wholesale specialty distributor with operations across North America, announced new additions to its Tampa team. Craig Anderson, who has been in the insurance business for more than 25 years, is now an underwriting team leader for marine …

CFO Names Gallagher to Board of Florida Insurance Guaranty Association

Tom Gallagher, an éminence grise or elder statesman of the Florida property insurance world and current chief operating officer for People’s Trust Insurance Co., now has another job to put on his resumé: board member for the Florida Insurance Guaranty …

SE People Moves: Floyd Named IIAG President; CRC Adds Two to Tampa Team

Jimbo Floyd, head of Turner Wood and Smith Insurance in Gainesville, Georgia, has been sworn in as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia. Floyd has previously served as IIAG’s chairman of the board, vice president, secretary-treasurer and chair …

People: Atlas Elevates Two in Florida, Tennessee’s Assistant Commissioner Retires

Atlas Insurance has named Jared Hawkins and Michael Howard partners in the Sarasota-based agency. Howard is a third-generation insurance agent at the firm and Hawkins is a second-generation agent who specializes in construction coverage, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported. Hawkins has …

People Moves: Alabama, NC DOIs Name Two to Key Positions

Two state insurance departments have named new people to high-level positions. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey this week announced that Amy Funderburk, a longtime attorney for a number of state government agencies and a credit union, will take over …

P&C People: XS Brokers Expands with Geiss, Kentucky Agents Name New EVP

The underwriting and wholesale brokerage group known as XS Brokers is expanding into the Southeast and has named Adam Geiss as vice president, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Charlotte, a vibrant and growing city, has strategically been on our radar …

W.R. Berkley Names Weber to SE Group, CAC Lands Account Exec from WTW

W.R. Berkley Corp., the holding company for one of the largest commercial lines writers in the country, said it has made Jay Weber president of its Berkley Southeast Insurance Group. Weber succeeds Dennis Barger, who was named chairman. Weber has …