Troy Wagener

Mr. Wagener is one of the presenters for Workshop A, "What Can Your Broker Do for You?" on Tuesday afternoon. As senior vice president, BancorpSouth/Stewart Sneed Hewes in Biloxi, Mississippi, his work specializes in heavy commercial, industrial construction surety bonding and insurance primarily in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. His construction clientele ranges from small, family-owned-and-operated to large, publicly held conglomerates. His responsibility includes surety bond program management and placement along with placement of all casualty lines such as workers compensation, general liability, commercial auto liability, umbrella, etc.

Mr. Wagener's previous speaking engagements include local and national AGC conferences as well as the Corps of Engineers cost estimating and safety divisions on contractors bonding and insurance topics.

He holds a B.S. degree in business and petroleum land management from Louisiana State University. He serves as vice chairman of the AGC National Surety Committee and Surety Industry Advisory Council. He is a 10-year member of the National AGC Risk Management Committee. In addition to his AGC of America membership, Mr. Wagener also belongs to Associated Builders and Contractors, Mississippi Road Builders Association, National Association of Surety Bond Producers, and the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers.