NU Online News Service, June 15, 11:00 a.m. EDT

Harry Spring, government relations regional director for HumanaInc., has been elected chairman of the Florida Insurance Council(FIC)--a state insurance trade association.

The term runs for one year, beginning this month, FIC said in astatement. Mr. Spring was elected at FIC's Summer InsuranceSymposium in Clearwater Beach, Fla.

As chairman, Mr. Spring will help provide FIC member companieswith educational programs, research, and representation tolegislative, regulatory, judicial and consumer organizations.

Mr. Spring has been with Louisville, Ky.-based Humana--a healthand supplemental benefits provider--for more than 20 years. He isbased in Tallahassee, Fla., where he serves as Humana's publicpolicy advocate and manager for the Southeast, Indiana, Ohio andPuerto Rico.

Mr. Spring currently serves on the Florida Health InsuranceAdvisory Board and advisory boards for the Center for HealthInformation and Policy Analysis and the College of Public Health atthe University of South Florida. He is also on the boards of theFlorida Chamber Political Institute and the Florida ComprehensiveHealth Association.