Along with heading up the financial services and employee benefit department of the long-standing Plastridge Insurance Agency in Southeast Florida, Julian Lago is current president of the Florida Association of Health Underwriters (FAHU).

If you need the expertise of a key figure in the history of the Florida insurance industry, look up Bill Gunter.

FAIA Executive Vice President Scott Johnson AAI, CAE, has been at the forefront of Florida insurance for over three decades. In a conversation with Florida Underwriter, he discusses the past, present, and future of our industry.

Kevin M. Tromer has succeeded Doug Bullington as president of the MacNeill Group, a 63-year-old MGA based in Sunrise. The firm provides capacity to more than 2,000 independent agents throughout the

Kevin McCarty began his career in public service in 1988 when he joined the Florida Department of Labor & Employment Security, quickly becoming an expert on workers' compensation issues. In 1991, he

Convention season for the annual gatherings of Florida's insurance associations runs from mid-May through mid-September. Judging from the expected numbers of attendees this year, not even a crashing

Florida Underwriter recently spoke with Michael Corley, current president of the Florida Association of Professional Employer Organizations (FAPEO). Corley also is president and COO of Sarasota-based

House Bill 601, passed by the 2008 Florida Legislature, brought a number of notable changes to Chapter 718 of the Florida Statutes -- and not a little controversy. One of the most contentious of the