FSLA appoints new directors for 2024-2025

The Florida Surplus Lines Association, which finds itself providing a safety valve for Florida’s property insurance industry, named new officers for 2024-2025 at its recent annual convention in Tampa.

• Chair: Virginia Clancy, TAPCO Underwriters
• President Elect: Albert Geraci, Risk Placement Services
• Treasurer: Tonya Rivera, Johnson & Johnson
• Secretary: Bresch McCarthy, Hull & Company
• Directed by: Chris Siegel, Burns & Wilcox
• Director: Darren Marsh, SLB Insurance Group
• Director: Amanda Ruppel, CRC Group
• Insurance Company Representative: Joshua Baron, Navigators, a The Hartford brand
• Insurance company representative: Ana Daves, Nautilus Insurance
• Representative of young agents: Marianne Correa, Speciality RT
• Young Agents Representative: Ricky Kopec, Johnson & Johnson
• Retail agent representative: John Vratsinas, Atlantic Specialty Risk
• Former President’s Representative: Erin O’Leary, of Shelly, Middlebrooks & O’Leary.

“When I opened the Florida office for Tapco nearly 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 that it will expand its continuing education offerings for members in 2025 and introduce a mentoring program to help foster a new leader in surplus lines.