Appalachian Underwriters Opens Florida Office; Hires Gordon, Rupp

Marshall Gordon and Skylar Rupp have joined Tennessee-based Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) to market and underwrite workers’ compensation for professional employer organizations (PEO) firms nationwide.

Gordon and Rupp will be based out of a new Boca Raton office and will also market AUI’s other workers’ compensation programs, contractors’ general liability, commercial auto and other markets to key Florida agents.

Gordon brings 20 years of insurance industry experience, most recently in the capacity of vice president of Marketing for Guarantee Insurance Co.

Rupp has 20 years of insurance industry experience, most recently as senior underwriter for Guarantee Insurance Co.