FCCI Insurance Group names Cina Welch, Esq. as president & CEO

Welch has served in various leadership roles with FCCI Insurance Group since joining the company in 1998

SARASOTA, Fla. (June 25, 2020) – The FCCI Insurance Group board of directors is pleased to announce its selection of Christina 'Cina' Welch as president & CEO. The decision follows careful consideration of numerous highly-qualified candidates.

               Welch began her career with FCCI in 1998 as attorney in the legal department and has held varied and progressively complex roles during her tenure taking on the role in 2018 of executive vice president, general counsel, and chief audit & compliance officer.

               “We are delighted to welcome Cina in her new role with FCCI," said John Joseph “Jack" Cox, FCCI's chairman of the board. “We were fortunate to have a number of exceptional internal candidates. We feel confident in our decision and look forward to what Cina's leadership will bring to FCCI in the coming years."

                Welch's many accomplishments include the development of FCCI's Data Security Incident Response and Information Security programs; building a robust Enterprise Risk Management program; managing FCCI's Business Continuity Management program – including the corporate COVID-19 response; and leading geographic expansion efforts.

               She is passionate about FCCI's enduring corporate culture and enthusiastic and optimistic about FCCI's future. Welch is particularly grateful for the relationships the company has built with its agency partners and policyholders, noting that it is FCCI's commitment to the success of its agency partners as well as its dedication to exceptional customer service that distinguishes FCCI in the insurance industry.

                “I am well aware that FCCI's marketplace success is dependent on the success of our independent agencies and policyholders. Our focus will continue to be – as it has been for more than 60 years – helping our agents and policyholders be successful," Welch said. "To my teammates and FCCI's agency partners, I would like to thank them in advance for their trust and support. I am so honored to be in this position – to have been offered this role – and am very excited for our future."

                FCCI, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, has $2.5 billion in assets and is rated “A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best. For more about FCCI, go to www.fcci-group.com or call (800) 226-3224.

PHOTO ID: Christina 'Cina' Welch, president & CEO of FCCI Insurance Group

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About FCCI – Distributing exclusively through independent agents in 19 states and Washington, D.C., FCCI provides commercial property and casualty insurance coverage, services and commercial and contract surety across more than a third of the U.S. Established in 1959, FCCI is celebrating more than 60 years of keeping promises. FCCI is rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company and is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, with regional and branch offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia. For more information, contact us at 800-226-3224 or visit www.fcci-group.com.