SARASOTA, Fla.  – The FCCI Insurance Group board of directors is pleased to announce its selection of Christina ‘Cina’ Welch as president & CEO.

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 to her new role with FCCI,” said 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 the company’s geographic expansion efforts.

She is passionate about FCCI’s enduring corporate culture and is 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.”

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