If you need the expertise of a key figure in the history of the Florida insurance industry, look up Bill Gunter. From his beginnings as a State Farm agent in Orlando more than 40 years ago, to his public service career, to his current executive position in the private sector, Gunter has been uniquely involved in every aspect of the industry and at every level.
Gunter served in the Florida Senate from 1966 to 1972, and then in the U.S. House of Representatives until 1975. He was Florida's elected insurance commissioner from 1976 to 1989. He also served as president of the National Association of State Treasurers in 1981. In 1983, his peers elected him president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. In 1988, the National Insurance Consumers Organization named him the “Most Effective Insurance Commissioner in the United States.” He currently is chairman of the board of Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn Insurance, Inc., a Tallahassee-based independent insurance agency, and recently began his term as chairman of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents (FAIA).
It is in his volunteer position at FAIA that Gunter spoke with Florida Underwriter, outlining the group's platform, agenda, challenges, and future.
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