APCIA Expands Florida advocacy practice with new hire

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), the primary US trade association for home, auto, and business insurers, has expanded its presence in Florida, adding Sarah Revell as assistant vice president of public affairs. She will join the association’s advocacy practice led by Logan McFaddin, APCIA’s assistant vice president for state government relations.

“Florida is a top priority for APCIA and our members,” said Jessica Hanna, APCIA’s senior vice president of public affairs. “Logan McFaddin has been an instrumental voice in Tallahassee on behalf of Florida insurance consumers. Growing the Florida team underscores APCIA’s commitment to protecting the state’s insurance marketplace and proactively advancing consumer reforms. Sarah Revell is a dynamic communicator and strategist who will be integral in building the new APCIA.”

Together, McFaddin and Revell will lead advocacy and communications initiatives on behalf of Florida’s insurance consumers and the marketplace. Top legislative priorities moving into 2020 include reforms to address Florida’s crumbling legal climate and assignment of benefit abuse in auto glass repair. This is in addition to APCIA’s ongoing efforts to help American families prepare for—and respond to—natural catastrophes through mitigation and resiliency.

Revell joins APCIA after most recently serving on the senior management team at the Florida Department of State (FDOS), where she supervised media relations and long-term communications planning for the department. She also served as the primary spokesperson for the department on a variety of issues, including the 2018 recounts.