Florida Insurance Council Names New President

The Florida Insurance Council¹s (FIC) Executive Board announced today that it has selected Cecil Pearce as the trade association¹s new president. He will succeed Guy Marvin, who announced his retirement earlier this summer.

Pearce joins FIC from the American Insurance Association, where he served in Atlanta as vice president for the Southeast Region. Much of his work for AIA has been focused on legislative and regulatory issues here in Florida.

This will be Pearce¹s second tenure as FIC chief operating officer. He was FIC president from 1996 to 2002.

The Florida Insurance Council is the largest insurance trade association in the state of Florida, representing some 200 insurers and insurer groups which write more than $19 billion in premium volume in Florida. AIA is an active member in the Council.

Pearce serves on the Board of Directors for the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) and also chairs the association¹s Financial Securities Council. In addition he serves on the Board of Directors for the Federal
Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH).

His prior experience includes serving as the director of a program to “depopulate” the Florida Residential Joint Underwriting Association under former Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson; vice president of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents; and positions with the Independent Insurance Agents of America in Washington, D.C., and the Illinois Independent Insurance Agents.

Mr. Pearce began his career in 1977 working on the House Insurance Committee of the Illinois General Assembly. He also worked for Allstate Insurance Company as a field Underwriting Manager.

An Illinois native, Mr. Pearce is a graduate of Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois, with a B.A. in Management.

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