People Moves: VanSickle Joins Carlton Fields; Beecher Carlson Adds Seagraves, Perron

Carlton Fields

Law Firm Carlton Fields has added Erin J. VanSickle to the firm’s Tallahassee office as a senior government consultant focused on insurance regulatory matters. VanSickle brings more than 15 years of experience in regulated industries, public

policy, public affairs, and crisis management, most recently as deputy chief of staff of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR).

Prior to joining Carlton Fields, VanSickle oversaw communications, emergency management, and other strategic initiatives for OIR, which regulates a $154 billion industry and more than 4,400 insurance-related entities in Florida. Previously, she served as director of external affairs for Volunteer Florida and the Volunteer Florida Foundation, the state’s lead agency for volunteerism and national service, where she managed public relations and legislative affairs.

Before that, VanSickle served as vice president of communications and marketing for one of Florida’s premier professional associations, where she managed public affairs and media relations for the association and its 20,000 members. VanSickle previously launched a communications firm where she advised local and statewide public affairs and legislative initiative campaigns.

Beecher Carlson

Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, LLC (“Beecher Carlson”), a specialized large account segment of Brown & Brown, Inc., has added Danny Seagraves and Michael Perron as Senior Managing Directors. Seagraves will be responsible for leading production, product/solution development, and liaising with targeted industries and their respective stakeholders for the Energy practice with an emphasis on renewable/alternative energy and climate technology. Perron will be responsible for leading client advisory and placement for

the Energy practice. They will both report to Joe Siech, Chief Executive Officer of Beecher Carlson.

Prior to joining Beecher Carlson, Seagraves led the international renewable energy insurance and risk finance practice for a large, multinational broker. He has extensive experience developing proprietary insurance and risk finance products and solutions that offer unique balance sheet protection for clients while maximizing investment returns.

Perron joins Beecher Carlson from a large broker where he was their US Power and Utilities leader. He led a team that negotiated property placements for energy and engineered risks, serving large national and multinational clients. For the last 16 years, Perron has been placing property insurance for large clients,

focusing on energy, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and other engineered risks. In addition to his marketing skills, he provides informed coverage analyses to assist clients in renewal negotiations and claim settlements.