2010 Florida Surety Association Legislative Day |
On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, we will host our annual Legislative Day in Tallahassee.
We will meet at the CapitalBuildingand receive a legislative update from our lobbyist, Rick Watson. We will then divide into groups and circulate the halls to try to speak with our legislatures. We will try to use the attendee list to determine the respective local legislatures for those attending in advance of the meeting. I am also trying to get a list of the potential filed bills in advance of our meeting; so that we can better understand what affects of each will be on our industry. We will forward a more formal schedule and the meeting room assignment one week prior to the meeting.
Dinner Meeting:
This year we will have a cocktail hour and sit down dinner in the Capital Room at The Governors Club, with a beer and wine cocktail hour sponsored by the FSA.
If you plan to attend this event, please book your hotel room ASAP, the block room rate is only held until February 1, 2010
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2009 Florida Surety Association November Meeting in Boca Raton |
The next FSA Quarterly Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at the Boca Raton Resort - A Waldorf Astoria Resort.
Our guest speaker will be Lynn Schubert, President of the Surety & Fidelity Association of America
You can pay for the meeting via PayPal.
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2009 Florida Surety Association August Meeting in Tampa |
The FSA Quarterly Meeting was on Tuesday August 11th. The meeting was at the Hilton Carillon Park in St. Petersburg.
Our guest speaker was Paul Bruno, President of RE Focus, Inc. RE Focus is a performance management coaching, consulting, and presentation firm and Paul's presentation is titled Closing Sales in a Challenging Economy (something we could all use).
You can pay for the meeting via PayPal.
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| July 2009 - 2009 Annual Dues |
You can now pay for your company's 2009 annual FSA dues via PayPal. The cost is $400. Notices for dues renewal have recently been sent out.
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2009 Florida Surety Association Annual Meeting |
The Annual Florida Surety Association Meeting was held on May 12, 2009 at the Marriott Hotel in Lake Mary, FL.
You can pay for the meeting via PayPal.
To pay for the meeting and dinner ($40), click here:
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2009 Florida Surety Association Legislative Day |
The Annual FSA Legislative Day was held on February 17, 2009 in Tallahassee, FL. The details for the meeting are as follows:
You can pay for the meeting via PayPal.
To pay for the meeting and dinner ($40), click here:
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| November 2008 South Florida FSA Meeting |
The Third Quarter FSA Meeting was on November 11, 2008 at the Coral Springs Marriott. Details of the meeting can be found here.
You can pay for the meeting via PayPal.
To pay for the meeting and dinner ($40), click here:
To pay for the golf tournament ($65), click here:
To pay for the golf tournament and dinner together ($105), click here:
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| August 2008 Tampa FSA Meeting |
The August FSA meeting was on August 12, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa.
You can pay for the meeting via PayPal.
To pay for the meeting and dinner ($40), click here:
To pay for the golf tournament ($50), click here:
To pay for the golf tournament and dinner together ($90), click here:
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| March 2008 - SIO Gold and Platinum Awards |
Congratulations to the Florida Surety Association for being honored with the 2007 Surety Information Office Gold Award. The SIO Gold Awards is presented to local surety associations who have at least 10 qualifying activities that promote surety bonds. The FSA continues to be one of the nations most active and successful surety associations.
Congratulations to Michael Dennis, Matt Curran and Mike Battenfield for being honored with 2007 SIO Platinum Awards. This award goes for an individual NASBP or SFAA member who has undertaken special initiatives to promote contract surety bonds. The Platinum Award is based on the impact of the member's actions in promoting the value and benefits of contract surety bonds. For 2007, there were six winners countrywide.
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| March 2008 - Annual Meeting |
FSA Annual Meeting in Orlando
The next FSA meeting was on May 13, 2008 in Orlando, FL.
Full details of the meeting and registration info can be found here.
You can still pay for the meeting via PayPal.
To pay for the meeting and dinner ($40), click here:
To pay for the golf tournament ($70), click here:
To pay for the golf tournament and dinner together ($110), click here:
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| March 2008 - 2008 Annual Dues |
You can now pay for your company's 2008 annual FSA dues via PayPal. The cost is $400. Notices for dues renewal have recently been sent out.
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| Jan / Feb 2008 |
FSA Legislative day was on February 5th in Tallahassee, FL. Details can be found here.
You can pay for the meeting via PayPal ($40 for dinner). To pay for the dinner, click here:
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| Oct / Nov 2007 |
South Florida FSA Meeting
The next FSA meeting was on November 13, 2007 at the Coral Springs Marriott in Coral Springs, FL.
Full details of the meeting and registration info can be found here.
You can pay for the meeting via PayPal.
To pay for the meeting (dinner), click here:
To pay for the golf tournament, click here:
To pay for the golf tournament and dinner together, click here:
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| July 2007 |
FSA Meeting in St. Pete
The July FSA meeting was on August 14, 2007 at the Hilton (Carillon Park) in St. Petersburg. Our guest speaker was Stephen Cory, past President of the NASBP.
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| May 2007 |
NASBP & SFAA Annual Meetings
The FSA was presented with the SIO Gold and Platinum Awards at the 2007 NASBP and SFAA Meetings. Click here for pictures and additional information.
FSA Annual Meeting
At the May 8, 2007 FSA Meeting in Orlando, FL, the following members were voted in as the new officers:
Michael Dennis - President
Mike Suchan - Vice President
Aisha Jamal - Treasurer
Aaron Hill - Secretary
Congratulations to the new officers! |
March 2007 |
SIO Awards
Congratulations to the Florida Surety Association for being awarded the SIO Gold Award for 2006. The Surety Information Office grants this award to local surety associations who have 10 qualifying activities that promote surety - the FSA nomination form included 22 events. Special thanks and congratulations go to the following people who submitted individual events:
Mike Battenfield, The Hartford
Sara Lindquist, Guarantee Company of North America
Michael Dennis, Liberty Mutual Surety
Dedi Belis, Seitlin Property & Casualty
Matt Bevins, Dawson Insurance
Richard Caby, Zurich North American
Paul Ciambriello, Guignard Company
Matt Curran, CNA Surety
Richie Freebourn, Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc. - Daytona Beach Division
Jacob Fulmer, Travelers Bond
Jason Katz, Nielson & Company Inc.
Jack E. Neu, Wachovia Insurance Services
Mike Suchan, Westfield
John Valoze, Liberty Mutual Surety
SIO Platinum Award
For the first time, two members of the FSA were awarded the SIO Platinum Award. Matt Curran and Mike Battenfield were honored with The Platinum Award - this goes for an individual NASBP or SFAA member who has undertaken special initiatives to promote contract surety bonds. The Platinum Award is based on the impact of the member's actions in promoting the value and benefits of contract surety bonds.
FSA Members Recognized at the Latest NASBP Workshop
Congratulations to Roy May (Lincoln General) who picked up the Most Outstanding Student award at the March 2007 NASBP Analyze Risk and Understand the Bid Process Workshop. Also, Aisha Jamal (Hartford) was on the winning team with the best bid. Pictures are up at the NASBP website - http://www.nasbp.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Risk_Workshop_photos |
| February 2007 |
The Florida Surety Association had our annual Legislative Day on February 20th, 2007 in Tallahassee, FL. Special thanks to all of those people that attended and to Rick Watson for doing an excellent job as FSA lobbyist.
Our meeting was held at the Governor's Club and our featured guest speaker was Representative Dave Murzin (Rep - Pensacola). Representative Murzin is a strong supporter of the FSA and the entire construction industry. We were appreciative of Rep. Murzin's insight into upcoming bills and the current political climate in Florida. |
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November 2006 - Coral Springs FSA Meeting |
Lynn Shubert, President of the Surety & Fidelity Association of America was the guest speaker at the November FSA meeting in Coral Springs. |
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August 2006 - Tampa FSA Meeting |
The Tampa FSA Meeting was held on August 8th, 2006 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Gary Dunbar, the President of the Bond Division for Great American was the guest speaker.
Pictures from the meeting can be found by clicking here.
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| May 2006 - FSA at the 2006 NASBP Annual Meeting |
Michael Dennis, Mike Battenfield, Sara Lindquist, Carol Hermes and Matt Curran were on hand to pick up the SIO Gold Award at the 2006 Annual NASBP Meeting in Orlando, FL.
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| 2005 SIO Gold Award |
FLORIDA SURETY ASSOCIATION IS HONORED WITH THE 2005 SIO GOLD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE (Word Document) |
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| February 2006 - 2006 FSA Legislative Day in Tallahassee |
Jacob Fulmer, Mike Battenfield, Sara Lindquist, Matt Curran, Rick Watson and Bob Dixon meet with Florida Speaker of the House, Allan Bense, as part of the FSA's 2006 Legislative Day in Tallahassee.
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