Insurance agency leader moves forward with focus on growth

An unexpected leadership shift could ruffle a small business. One area executive aims to bring a steady hand to the insurance firm he now helms.

By Grier Ferguson
| 6:00 a.m. May 4, 2018
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Lori Sax. Russ Bobbitt is now the president and CEO of Sarasota-based Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency.

Leadership

Sarasota area executive Russ Bobbitt is comfortable managing risk and helping clients overcome tough situations — something he's been doing for decades at Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency.

But Bobbitt's handling of a tough situation recently moved internal at the Sarasota-based firm, which offers personal and commercial insurance and turns 60 in 2018. That stems from a leadership change: On March 1, longtime executive Jamie Purmort resigned, citing personal reasons. Bobbitt assumed the role of president and CEO.