FCCI Insurance Group Named to Top 100 Best Companies to Work For in Florida
(July 22, 2010) - - FCCI Insurance Group has been named one of Florida's Best Companies to Work For. The second annual Best Companies to Work For program was created by Florida Trend magazine and Best Companies Group and spotlights 25 small, 40 mid-sized and 35 large companies. For the second year in a row, FCCI ranked seventh in the large company category. >Read the press release.

A.M. Best Company Re-affirms FCCI's A- (Excellent) Rating with Stable Outlook
(June 2010) - - A.M. Best Company has re-affirmed FCCI Insurance Group’s A- (Excellent) rating with Stable outlook. In addition, FCCI's BCAR score increased from 175.8 to 202.7. >Full story

FCCI Ranks #45 of Florida Trend's Top 200 Private Companies
(June 2010) - - FCCI Insurance Group was ranked the 45th largest private company in the state of Florida by Florida Trend, the magazine of Florida business. The ranking was based on 2009 revenue and reflects a four point jump for FCCI from last year's ranking.

Indianapolis Star Ranks FCCI Among Area’s Top Places to Work
(Carmel, Ind., April 18, 2010) - - FCCI's Midwest Regional Office in Carmel, Ind. was ranked by the Indianapolis Star as Number 11 in the small company category (fewer than 150 employees) of Central Indiana's top places to work. Two of FCCI's agency partners, MJ Insurance and Hylant Group, also made the list. >Read more.

Scott Paice Joins FCCI as Assistant Vice President Surety Bonding
(Sarasota, Fla., April 13, 2010) - - FCCI welcomes the newest addition to our officer group, Scott Paice, CPCU, AFSB, CIC, Assistant Vice President Surety Bonding. Scott will be responsible for setting up FCCI's Surety Bonding organization and leading the state expansion effort beginning in late 2010.

Six FCCI Officers Promoted to Higher Rank
(Sarasota, Fla., March 1, 2010) - - FCCI President & CEO G.W. Jacobs announced today that the FCCI Board of Directors had approved the promotions of six FCCI officers representing various functional areas throughout the company. >Full story

AARP: FCCI Insurance Group Named a 2009 Best Employer for Workers Over 50
(Washington, DC, September 9, 2009) - - FCCI Insurance Group, based in Sarasota, Fla., has been named by AARP to its 2009 list of Best Employers for Workers 50 and Over. >Read the press release.

FCCI Celebrates 50 Years in Style!
(April 17, 2009) - - American sports commentator and journalist Roy Firestone was the surprise headliner for FCCI’s 50th anniversary celebration held at the company’s corporate headquarters in Sarasota, Fla. on April 17. >Full story

FCCI Insurance Group Completes Brierfield Acquisition
(Sarasota, Fla., January 6, 2009) - - FCCI Insurance Group has acquired the 20 percent of Brierfield Insurance Company of Jackson, Mississippi it did not own. FCCI acquired the minority interest in Brierfield by also buying Mississippi Insurance Managers, a managing general agency. >Read the press release.

FCCI Publishes Company History - A Legacy of Trust: The Story of FCCI
(Sarasota, Fla., January 23, 2008) - - President and CEO G.W. Jacobs announced today that FCCI published a book in late 2007 commemorating the evolution of FCCI from a small Florida workers’ compensation self-insurance fund in 1959 to the multi-million dollar property and casualty super regional it is today. >Full story

FCCI Toastmasters Club Achieves Select Distinguished Club Status
(Sarasota, Fla., July 15, 2007) --  FCCI’s corporate-sponsored Toastmasters club began meeting in June, 1990. Today, it has achieved Select Distinguished Club status and is a leading club in the area. >Full story

Ned Wilson Quoted In Insurance Networking News
(June 26, 2007) - Ned Wilson, PhD, CPCU, and Assistant Vice President of Treasury Operations at FCCI, comments on FCCI's philosophy to be more selective when appointing independent agents to represent the company.  >Read the article.

Rupe Willis Named Executive Vice President and Chief Regional Officer
(Sarasota, Fla., March 2, 2007) -- President and CEO G.W. Jacobs announced today that Rupe Willis, Senior Vice President Florida Region, has assumed a new position with the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Regional Officer. >Full story

Tim Clarke Honored With FPRA Lifetime Achievement Award
(Sarasota, Fla., February 28, 2007) -- Tim Clarke, a member of FCCI’s Board of Directors since 2005 and founder and former chairman of Clarke Advertising and Public Relations, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Public Relations Association. >Full story

Insurance Journal Names FCCI Super Regional P/C Insurer
(February 12, 2007) -- According to Insurance Journal, “A number of property/casualty insurers call themselves Super Regionals as a way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. >Read the article.

FCCI Named “Model Carrier Component” for Claims
(New York, N.Y., January 16, 2007) -- FCCI has been named a “Model Carrier Component” by Celent, LLC, a leading research and advisory firm focused on insurance technology strategy. >Read the Celent press release.

Introducing FCCI ServiceWorks!^SM - Insurance Has a Face
(Carmel, Ind., December 12, 2006) -- FCCI’s Midwest region is rolling out a new program designed to reward policyholders who take a proactive stance toward risk management. >Full story

FCCI’s Southeast Region Celebrates $100 Million
(Duluth, Ga., November 15, 2006) -- After only six years in operation, the Southeast Regional Office of FCCI Insurance Group has surpassed the $100 million dollar mark in premium. >Full story

FCCI Named 2006 Hall of Fame Service Company of the Year
(Sarasota, Fla., September 25, 2006) -- The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Sarasota County announced winners of the 2006 Hall of Fame Awards today in a ceremony attended by more than 450 at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota. >Full story

FCCI’s Eileen Meckes Speaks Before 1,600 at Annual CPCU Convention
(Sarasota, Fla., September 9, 2006) -- Eileen Meckes, CPCU, an Underwriter Trainee at FCCI, was selected out of more than two dozen entrants to tell her story at the CPCU Society’s 62nd Annual Meeting and Seminars on September 9-12 in Nashville, Tennessee. >Full story

Craig Johnson Appointed Chief Financial Officer
(Sarasota, Fla., August 24, 2006) -- Debbie Douglas, Executive Vice President, Marketing/Underwriting & Human Resources, announced today that Craig Johnson has been appointed to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. >Full story

FCCI Selects Guidewire to Consolidate Its Claims Processing
(Sarasota, Fla., June 5, 2006) -- After carefully reviewing several vendors' products, FCCI has selected Guidewire, an all-in-one claims system, to consolidate and efficiently handle all of its claims processing. >Read the Guidewire press release.

FCCI Surpasses One Billion in Cash and Investments
(Sarasota, Fla., March 29, 2006) -- FCCI’s CEO and President, G.W. Jacobs, announced today that FCCI has surpassed one billion dollars in investable assets. >Full story

FCCI Receives Readership Award for Insurance Journal Ad
(Sarasota, Fla., February 13, 2006) -- An advertisement FCCI placed in the October 17, 2005 issue of the Southeast and Midwest Editions of Insurance Journal received a top readership award from ReadershipPlus. >Full story

FCCI Selects STG's Renaissance eBilling System for Commercial Lines
(Sarasota, Fla., January 17, 2006) -- After carefully reviewing several vendors' products, FCCI has chosen Systems Task Group (STG) to help the organization develop ExpressBill, a new and improved billing system. >Read the STG press release.

Business Continuity Planning Underway at FCCI
(Sarasota, Fla., October 21, 2005) -- Business continuity management (BCM) is an enterprise-wide process focusing on continuity, recovery, and restoration of critical business processes should a situation occur that compromises an organization's resources or normal daily operations. FCCI has begun a comprehensive business continuity planning project to help us identify the impact of potential loss to our organization. >Full story

FCCI Gives $250,000 to Help Build USF’s Sarasota-Manatee Crosley Campus Center
(Sarasota, Fla., April 14, 2005) -- President and CEO G.W. Jacobs announced to staff this week that FCCI presented the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Crosley Campus Center Fundraising Initiative with a $250,000 endowment. >Read the USF press release.

Two Executive Officers at FCCI Commit to Serve Until 2010
(Sarasota, Fla., April 7, 2005) -- FCCI Chairman of the Board John T. Stafford announced today that FCCI President and CEO G.W. Jacobs and FCCI Executive Vice President Claim Services Joe Keene have each agreed to continue their service to the organization for the next five years. >Full story

FCCI Runs Full-Page Employee Appreciation Ad in Sarasota Herald Tribune
(Sarasota, Fla., December 19, 2004) -- In celebration of the personal and financial resources that FCCI employees regularly donate to notable local and national charities, the Management and Board of Directors of FCCI expressed their appreciation by running a full-page ad in the Sarasota Herald Tribune. >Full story

FCCI Announces Prestigious New Chairman's Club for Top Agent Partners
(Sarasota, Fla., March 31, 2004) -- FCCI’s Chairman’s Club is a prestigious new membership organization that recognizes the extraordinary efforts of our highest performing agent partners. >Full story

Rough Notes Article Features FCCI Expansion of Territory and Product
(Sarasota, Fla., November, 2003) -- In the article, “FCCI Expands Territory and Product,” written by Dennis Pillsbury, G.W. Jacobs focuses on changes at FCCI and plans for the future. >Full story