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Key Media Contacts During a Hurricane PDF Print E-mail
07/13/2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Sam Miller (850) 386-6668 ext. 223  Gary Landry (850) 386-6668 ext. 226
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*** Media Note ***
Media Contacts During a Hurricane or Other Catastrophe
(please do not publish or air)

(TALLAHASSEE, FL)— Here are media contacts for major homeowners, property and health insurers, insurance trade associations and key government agencies. Please do not print these numbers for consumers.

Florida Insurance Council
Sam Miller, Tallahassee, (850) 386-6668, ext. 223; cell, (850) 459-3012, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Gary Landry, Tallahassee, (850) 386-6668, ext. 234; cell, (850) 321-1856,  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Insurance Information Institute, Tampa
Lynne McChristian, III Florida Representative
(813) 675-1054; cell, (813) 480-6446, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Insurance Information Institute, New York
William Bailey, 617-510-5243; Jeanne Salvatore 212-346-5555; Bob Hartwig 212-346-5520; Bill Davis, 770-321-5150 and Cary Schneider 212-346-5566; Elianne E. Gonzalez, Hispanic Press Officer, 954-389-9517.

Other Trade Associations

American Insurance Association, Julie Pulliam, Atlanta, (404) 261-8834, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, Liz Reynolds, Jacksonville, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (904) 379-4896, cell (317) 417-5618 Nancy Grover, Washington, (202) 580-6743, ext. 103, cell, (703) 307-8641, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
Jessica Hanson, Tallahassee, 850-681-2615, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it William Stander, Tallahassee, 850-681-2615; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Reinsurance Association of America – Jim Massie, 850-933-2108, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Florida Surplus Lines Service Office
Gary D. Pullen, Tallahassee, (800) 562-4496 ext. 102; Sean Ashley Fisher, Tallahassee (800) 562-4496 ext. 111

Florida Association of Insurance Agents, Fred Phelps, Tallahassee, (850) 893-4155, ext. 342, Jeff Grady, (850) 264-6413, or Scott Johnson, (850) 545-6377

Professional Insurance Agents of Florida, Mary Frederick, Tallahassee, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and Mark O'Connell, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , (850) 893-8245

Florida Association of Insurance & Financial Advisers, Bob Lotane, Tallahassee, (850), 422-1701, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

State of Florida 

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation John Kuczwanski, Tallahassee,  (850) 513-3774; cell,(850) 251-6595, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Department of Financial Services
Tara Klimek or Brannon Jordan, Tallahassee, (850) 413-2842

Office of Insurance Regulation
Ed Domansky, (850)413-5119, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ,'; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text44329 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //-->\n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Tom Zutell, Tallahassee, (850) 413-5092, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

State Emergency Operations Center
Mike Stone, Public Information Officer, Tallahassee, (850) 413-9883, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Major Private Carriers

AIG Corporate Communications, Joe Norton, (212) 770-3144 or Peter Tulupman, 212-770-3141

Allstate, St. Petersburg, Nick Halliwell, (727) 573-6953, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Mary Beth McDade, 727-573-6843, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

American Strategic Insurance, John Auer, St. Petersburg, (727) 821-8765 x 203

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, John Herbkersman, (904)905-3408, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Lauralee Shapiro, (904)905-0461, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Chubb, Mark L. Schussel, 908-903-2107 (phone), 877-819-2684 (pager), This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Clarendon Select Insurance Company, Don Matz, (800) 509-1592, ext. 1264; Veronique Andrews, Communications Coordinator, (888) 245-4385 ext. 1259, direct & fax (352) 333-1259, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Florida Family Insurance Company, Peter Corrigan, Jacksonville, 329-495-4706, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Co., Bert Gindy, Gainesville (352) 374-1553,
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or James Trafton, Tallahassee, 850-222-2557, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, Don Silver, Spokesperson, (954) 370-8999

Foremost Insurers, 1-800-527-3907 – Toll number reaches either individual; lead contact: Ron Vlasblom, CAT contact: John Schierloh

GEICO, Christine Tasher, 301-986-3271, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Hartford, Victoria Gallant, 860-547-4938, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Humana, Mitch Lubitz, (w) 813-287-6180, (c) 813-732-0386, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Liberty Mutual, Glenn Greenberg (617)574-5874; John Cusolito (617) 574-5512, Fax: 617-574-5637

Main Street America Group, Jeff Friedlander, Jacksonville, (904) 380-7461; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

MetLife Auto & Home, Ted Mitchell (401) 827-3236, or David Hammarstrom (401) 827-2273

Nationwide Insurance, Allied Property and Casualty Insurance Company, and Depositors Insurance Company Joe Case (614) 249-8705, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Nicole Chmura, (352)384-4985, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Progressive Insurance, Leah Knapp (440) 395-9928, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
or Susan Gallik - 440-395-1788, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

State Farm, Chris Neal, (863) 318-4230; Michal Shanley, (863) 318-3088

Tower Hill Companies, Don Matz, (800) 509-1592, ext. 1264; Veronique Andrews, Communications Coordinator, (888) 245-4385 ext. 1259, direct & fax (352) 333-1259, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Travelers, Jennifer Wislocki, Hartford, Ct., (860) 277-7458, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

USAA, Justin Schmitt, San Antonio, (210) 456-4495, Roger Wildermuth, Sacramento, (916)285-2605 

Zurich, Keith Owens, 847-762-7337, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Steve McKay, 847-706-2265, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Hurricane Safety and Loss Mitigation

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Tallahassee, (850) 385-SAFE;  Zoe Boyer, (850) 385-7233, ext. 304.

Institute for Business & Home Safety, Wendy Rose, Media Relations Manager, (813) 675-1045 office, (813) 486-8365 cell, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
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