Management Bios

Reese I. Bowen
President

Fred Cieslak
Chief Underwriting Officer

Scot Moore
Chief Financial Officer                                        

Russell Beck
Vice-President Claims

Reese I. Bowen, President

Mr. Bowen has over 35 years’ experience in insurance management, underwriting, product development and operations both domestically and internationally. In his career, he has held senior management positions with AIG Risk Management, Midland Intermediary and Coopers & Lybrand Risk Management Consulting. He is a graduate of Georgia State University.

Fred Cieslak, Chief Underwriting Officer

In conjunction with assuming the role of Chief Underwriting Officer, Fred Cieslak is also Chief Operating Officer of St. James Insurance Group, formerly Braishfield Associates. Mr. Cieslak’s career has included, Vice President and General Manager of Royal & SunAlliance, Tampa Florida where his duties included multi-line sales, underwriting and service for the company. His experience includes twenty years at Reliance Insurance Company in underwriting, management and leadership roles in both field and regional offices in the Southeast. Mr. Cieslak graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration majoring in Finance.

Scot Moore, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Moore most recently served as treasurer and chief financial officer of Universal Land Title, Inc., and Alliance Title of America, Inc. Prior to that, he was vice president of accounting for Bankers Insurance, where he administered accounting and finance for more than 30 entities.  Prior to joining Bankers, he served as Audit Manager for Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, P.A., in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is a graduate of Stetson University with a BBA in Accounting and Master of Accountancy. He also holds his CPA, AIAF, and ARC designations.

Russell Beck, Vice-President Claims

Mr. Beck has 15 years’ experience in homeowners insurance claims management. Prior to joining St. Johns, he was regional claims manager and catastrophe claims manager for Risk Enterprise Management, the TPA Division of Zurich Risk Management Services, where he managed property claims for Florida and Texas Select. He was also responsible for planning, staffing, overseeing the technical and catastrophe vendor network and the performance of multiple branch offices. Mr. Beck is a graduate of Florida State University and is a Florida State Certified Residential Contractor and a Senior Claims Law Associate. He is licensed in Florida, Texas and South Carolina.