CSMV Underwriting Launches in Florida: Part Brokerage, Part Program Manager

After seeing some of the frustration that insurance agents run into, the head of a well-known south Florida agency has launched a hybrid vehicle – part brokerage and part program manager.

CSMV Underwriting Managers, based in Tamarac, near Fort Lauderdale, will offer a more collaborative approach for agents, focused on speed, technology, transparency and service, founder and CEO Christina Downs said in a statement this week.

The firm will focus on transportation sector but is expanding into surety and professional lines, as well as other market segments in 2026.

Downs is also the owner of Prestige Trucking Insurance, a 67-employee agency in Tamarac, which was named Insurance Journal’s 2024 Best Agency to Work For in the Southeast. Daniel Hausman, recently the business development manager for Nirvana Insurance, in Atlanta, is the senior program manager for CSMV Underwriting Managers.

Hausman said CSMV offers underwriting discipline, new tech and a focus on retail service.

The firm was granted a Florida license in February, according to the state Department of Financial Services.