Former Citizens Insurance official to run St. Pete firm

ST. PETERSBURG — Anchor Insurance announced the appointment of two executives: John Wortman was named president and Kevin Pawlowski was named chief operating officer.

Wortman most recently served on the board of governors for Florida Citizens Insurance Corp., a statement says. He has been CEO of several insurance entities, including Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., American Mutual and Michigan Mutual, among others.

Pawlowski has a background in business and accounting, the statement says. He was previously CEO of MP TotalCare, a pharmacy company based in Tampa.