Former FCCI exec to lead law firm's new insurance unit

BRADENTON — Blalock Walters P.A., a law firm with offices in Bradenton and Sarasota, hired Keith Larkins as a principal in the firm's business services practice group.

In his role, Larkins will lead the development of a new insurance industry section of the business services group, a statement says.

Larkins joins Blalock Walters from Sarasota-based FCCI Insurance Group, where he served as a regulatory compliance attorney and supervisor of corporate counsel, the statement says. Prior to his tenure with FCCI, Larkins served as an associate attorney for Sarasota-based Icard Merrill.

Founded in 1924, Blalock Walters is a Bradenton-based law firm. With the addition of Larkins, the firm has 24 attorneys, according to its website.