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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --ÌýÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ today announced the appointment of David Haas as Vice President of the company's Florida Branch, effective Feb. 23, 2017. In this role, Haas will lead the Florida Branch to cultivate deeper relationships with producers, accelerate ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s market presence and continue to shape a portfolio of mutually profitable growth. He will report to Rob Huber, Senior Vice President and Southern Zone Officer.

"David's strong leadership, extensive underwriting experience, portfolio management expertise and knowledge of the Florida insurance marketplace make him uniquely qualified to lead ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s Florida Branch," Huber said.

Haas will join ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ with more than a decade of insurance industry experience. Most recently, he served as Managing Director, State of Florida, for AIG. In this role, Haas was responsible for the execution of the sales strategy and management of the sales professionals in the state. As part of that role, he was also responsible for the oversight and management of the North and South Carolina territories. Haas has also served in various other Underwriting capacities at AIG, including Regional Underwriting Manager for AIG Environmental and Senior Underwriter for AIG Risk Management.

Haas holds a business administration degree from Georgia State University.

About ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½

Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is the country's eighth largest commercial insurance writer and the 14th largest property andÌýcasualtyÌýcompany. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s insurance products include commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s services include risk management, information services, underwriting, risk control and claims administration. For more information, please visit ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ at . "ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½" is a registered trademark of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Financial Corporation. Certain ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Financial Corporation subsidiaries use the "ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½" trademark in connection with insurance underwriting and claims activities.

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