MIAMI – McGriff has hired Walter Viteri as a senior vice president and commercial sales leader for its South Florida Region. Viteri joins McGriff with 20 years of experience in insurance, all in the complex Florida marketplace. Most recently, he spent nearly five years as a client executive lead with a national broker where he was responsible for development and service for risk management and corporate clients.

In his new role, Viteri will be focused on sales development and industry strategies. Based in Fort Lauderdale, he will use his experience to help drive growth, and plan for future investments. Viteri is involved in several industry associations, including the Risk and Insurance Management Society and the University Risk Management & Insurance Association.

“Walter is a unique talent, and his leadership will help position our firm for aggressive growth in Florida and beyond,” said Tom Beck, president of McGriff’s Florida Region. “With his knowledge and experience related to the key issues and developing trends facing our clients and prospects, we are very excited to welcome him to our team.”

Viteri earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and risk management and insurance from Florida State University. He can be reached at walter.viteri@mcgriff.com or (954) 907-2599.

A subsidiary of Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc. McGriff Insurance Services, LLC is a full-service insurance broker providing risk management and insurance solutions to clients across the United States. The firm’s coverages include commercial property and casualty, corporate bonding and surety services, cyber, management liability, captives, and alternative risk transfer programs, small business, employee benefits, title insurance, personal lines, and life and health. For more information, please visit www.mcgriff.com.

Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc. (opens in a new tab), the sixth-largest insurance broker in the U.S. and seventh-largest in the world, is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC). Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Truist Insurance Holdings operates more than 250 offices through its subsidiaries: McGriff Insurance Services, LLC; CRC Insurance Services, LLC.; Crump Life Insurance Services, LLC.; AmRisc, LLC; and its Insurance Services companies (AFCO Credit Corporation, CAFO Inc., and Kensington Vanguard Land Services, LLC). To learn more, visit www.truistinsurance.com.