Finance & Insurance

BARRY J. GILWAY
PRESIDENT, CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE, JACKSONVILLE
The mission of Citizens Property Insurance is to provide insurance coverage for property owners who cannot find coverage in the private market. The state-run insurer has 1,100 employees with offices in Tallahassee and Jacksonville and revenue of just under $1 billion. Gilway became CEO about eight years ago; since then, the company has reduced its customer base from more than 1.5 million customers, 23% of the Florida market, to 440,000 customers.
EDUCATION | Akron University (BS) |
PROFESSIONAL EVOLUTION | Two years in the military, including a tour in Vietnam as an infantry platoon sergeant, then 42 years in the private insurance industry |
SOMETHING SURPISING | I was born in Coventry, England, and immigrated to the United States with my family in 1958 at 13 years old. I received my U.S. citizenship in 1965. |
FLORIDA ISSUE | Completely out-of-control litigation costs are driving the cost of property insurance in Florida to unsustainable levels. |
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