Florida Association of Insurance Agents

YAC's vision is to serve as the unified voice for young agents in Florida and as the structure with which to perpetuate and nurture the future of the Independent Insurance Agency System. Your growth is critical; the words from a recognized industry leader may be just what you need to nurture your ambition and influence your progress. FAIA's YAC Speaker Pool members are available to each YAC Zone for speaking engagements.

How it works: one speaker per zone per year. Please email your request and complete meeting date information to Melissa Champany at melissac@faia.com. Please include both alternate speaker choices and dates in your request. We will do our best to accommodate based on the availability of the speaker. These leaders will share lessons learned during their successful careers and answer your questions. If you are not sure who to choose, click the speaker name to take a look at their biographies.

Greg Baker, CLU, CPCU, ThompsonBaker Agency, Inc., St. Augustine

Braden Kirk Ball, CPCU, Fisher-Brown, Inc., Pensacola

J. Hyatt Brown, Brown & Brown, Inc., Daytona Beach

Thomas Milton Cotton, CIC, CPCU, CRM, Hugh Cotton Insurance, Inc., Orlando

Ben Diamond, Florida Department of Financial Services, Tallahassee

William D. (Bill) Gunter, Jr., Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn Insurance, Inc., Tallahassee

Earl E. Horton, Jr., CPCU, Bouchard Insurance, Inc., Clearwater

John C. Laurie, CPA, AAI, BB&T-Wyman, Green & Blalock, Bradenton

Paul M. Mack, AAI, CIC, CRM, The Mack Group, Inc., Deerfield Beach

Theodore R. Ostrander, Jr., AAI, CIC, Lassiter-Ware Insurance, Leesburg

Alex Soto, CPCU, ARM, InSource, Inc., Miami

Tom Van Berkel, Main Street America Group, Jacksonville

John Weber, Sr., Zenith Insurance Company, Sarasota