William H. Perkins

Mr. Perkins is presenting Workshop M1, “Fundamentals of Contract Risk Allocation,” on Monday. He graduated from Loyola University of the South and later joined a family-owned insurance agency in Orlando, Florida. After 12 years as a commercial insurance sales agent, Mr. Perkins was hired by FAIA in 1993 as a commercial lines instructor. In addition to teaching the principal commercial insurance disciplines of business auto, commercial general liability, property, and workers compensation, Mr. Perkins also specializes in longshore and maritime employment coverage issues. In addition to teaching these subjects, he also is responsible for FAIA’s annual Legislative Roundup sessions. He is recognized as a certified trainer by the Institute for Global Ethics and is the primary instructor for FAIA’s ethics courses.

Mr. Perkins’s additional responsibilities include serving as a member on the National Council on Compensation Insurance Florida Appeals Board and as staff liaison for FAIA’s Workforce Development Task Force. Mr. Perkins formerly served on the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers Association’s Technical Affairs Committee.

Mr. Perkins has earned the Accredited Advisor in Insurance and the Associate in Risk Management designations and the Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist certification. A frequent speaker at the International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI) Construction Risk Conference, Perkins received IRMI’s Words of Wisdom award in 2001.