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NAIFA/CF January Luncheon
January 27, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Join NAIFA/CF for our first monthly luncheon of 2022. Our speaker will be George Royal, Past President of NAIFA/CF and current President of NAIFA-Florida. Together with Tom Ashley, CFO, NAIFA-FL, he will provide the State of NAIFA in 2022.
And then George will share with us the journey he took that led him to be an insurance broker. His topic is
How the “10 Little Two Letter Words’ led to the Insurance Industry
“A look back on how State President, George Royal became an insurance broker”
About George Royal, President of NAIFA-Florida
George is the 2022 NAIFA-Florida President. He serves as Senior Vice President for Employee Benefits at HUB International Florida in Winter Park and is a Past President of NAIFA-Central Florida. George is an Insurance Benefits Consultant and Broker with over 22 years of experience working with medium to large multi-state employer groups. He has a diverse business background which includes 38+ years of experience in Business Development, Sales, and Marketing. He began his sales career in 1984 in the Fund-Raising business where he was Southeastern Sales Director, managing 6 Southern States, while earning the Top Sales Award for his own territory in parts of North and South Carolina. He then led the largest Physician Recruiting Company in the U.S. out of Atlanta, where he Regional Vice President for parts of the Southeast and Midwest.
In 1998, he became head of Business Development for a software firm and helped secure $11.5 million in Venture Capital funding for that company, which eventually sold to a major drug manufacturer. In 2000, he decided to enter the Insurance business as an Independent Agent, and in 2002, joined Kuykendall Gardner, which became HUB International Florida in 2014.
As a past local NAIFA leader and a current President of NAIFA-Florida, George advocates for insurance industry reforms which protect us from bad legislative and insurance carrier actions. He works diligently to stay current with the myriad of changes in the insurance industry. His expertise, his NAIFA involvement, and with the support of HUB International, George is dialed in to the issues and concerns impacting NAIFA-Florida members and his clients.
George has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida and a master’s degree in higher education administration & supervision – also from UCF. In addition, George is an expert Smoked Boston Butt Chef!!
MEETING INFORMATION
11:30 am – 1:00 pm on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Dubsdread Golf Course
549 West Par Road, Orlando
Cost:
Member of NAIFA In Person $20.00
Non-Members In-Person $25.00
Member of NAIFA Via ZOOM $10.00
Non-Members Via ZOOM $15.00
Invited and First-Time Guests – FREE