Insurance firm names new chief financial officer

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Centauri Specialty Insurance Holdings and its subsidiaries have named Marcia Lamb their new CFO.

Lamb is responsible for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company while protecting and preserving the company’s assets for its policyholders, according to a press release.

As the head of the company’s financial department, she also oversees the production of timely and consistent monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for internal and external stakeholders, in addition to supporting and maintaining the investment strategy and guidelines to achieve consistent returns. She also monitors capital and surplus levels to comply with regulations and meet and surpass rating agency objectives.

Lamb has 16 years of experience in public and private accounting, the release states. She joined Centauri in May after leaving as assistant vice president of accounting at the Universal North America group of insurance companies, a multi-line, 17-state property/casualty carrier where she worked for the past 10-plus years. 

Lamb began her career in public accounting with Cherry Bekaert & Holland and subsequently Pender Newkirk & Co., a firm in the Tampa Bay area specializing in publicly traded companies. 

Centauri Insurance is a property and casualty insurance company based in Lakewood Ranch. It operates across nine states with plans for expansion. The company reported $189.65 million in gross revenue in 2018.