Insurance Broker Gardner Appointed Chair of Florida’s Citizens
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has tapped Chris Gardner to be the new chair of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board of directors.
Gardner has been a member of the Citizens board since July 11, 2011. He replaces outgoing chair Carlos Lacasa.
Gardner has 20 years of experience in the retail insurance brokerage business with a specific focus on commercial property and casualty insurance. Currently, Gardner is a managing shareholder of Kuykendall Gardner.
Neither Gardner nor his insurance firm has any current business before Citizens, according to the announcement.
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