Florida’s Citizens Hires Peltier as Media Relations Manager
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has hired a journalist to help the frequently embattled insurer with its image.
Citizens’ legislative affairs director Christine Ashburn announced the appointment of Mike Peltier as the company’s media relations manager.
The 52-year-old Peltier started his newspaper career in Florida at The Ledger in Lakeland in 1988. He’s also worked as a stringer for The Associated Press, Reuters and Time magazine. He has been with the News of Service of Florida the last four years, specializing in coverage of the insurance industry.
A native of Litchfield, Minn., Peltier earned a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota.
Peltier begins his new job at Citizens on Feb. 25 at a starting salary of $82,500.
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