The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut (PIACT), a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies, has elected a president and officers for 2020-21. The officers were elected during the association’s annual convention, held last week at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.
Gerard Prast of Wallingford, Conn., was elected president of PIACT. Prast is vice president of XS Brokers, which has offices in Quincy and Worcester, Mass., Wast Hartford, Conn., Philadelphia, and Orlando, Fla. Prast served as president elect of PIACT in 2019-20, vice president in 2018-19 and treasurer in 2017-18. He currently serves as vice president pf the Association Programs Committee and the Administrative/Nominations Committee. He is a member of the Executive/Budget & Finance Committee and an ex-officio member of the PIACT Western Advisory Council.
Prast also serves as the treasurer of the New England Surplus Lines Association and is a member of the Wholesale Specialty Insurance Association.
PIACT also named other officers who will serve in 2020-21:
