January 9, 2009 – MacNeill Group, Inc. has announced the promotion of Kevin M. Tromer to President effective January 1, 2009. Mr. Tromer succeeds Douglas W. Bullington who continues on in his current position of CEO of Focus Holdings, LLC, MacNeill Group’s parent company. Mr. Tromer is just the 5th person to serve as President in the 63‐year history of MacNeill and assumes this role in addition to his position as COO of Focus Holdings.
Mr. Bullington said of MacNeill’s new president: “Kevin’s leadership has been a critical element of this organization’s growth and diversification over the past 12 years. As President, he will be charged with continuing the tradition of integrity, quality and service that MacNeill has been known for since 1946.”
Mr. Tromer joined MacNeill in 1996 and most recently served as the Executive Vice President responsible for the management of the firm’s daily operations. Prior to that he served as MacNeill’s Senior Vice President from 2003 to 2006 and as Vice President from 2000 to 2003 responsible for the creation, development and implementation of new programs and management of the company’s information technology initiatives. He entered the insurance industry several years before joining MacNeill following successful stints in several areas of the automobile finance industry. Mr. Tromer holds a BS Degree in Management from Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY).
MacNeill Group, Inc. is a Managing General Agency and Program Manager writing all lines of property and casualty insurance in the Southeast United States from their headquarters in Sunrise, Florida. MacNeill has been recognized as one of the Best Companies to Work For by the South Florida Business Journal; was the first recipient of the MGA of the Year award presented by the PIAA (Professional
Insurance Agents of America); and has earned the designation of Certified Managing General Agent from the AAMGA (American Association of Managing General Agents).
Focus Holdings, LLC is a diversified group of companies serving the property and casualty industry. Through its various subsidiaries operations include MGA and wholesale brokerage services, program management services, residual market services, premium finance services, actuarial services and statutory accounting services.
