Sam Kent is Senior Regional Vice President at Zurich Surety where he has worked for the past 32 years. He is based in Birmingham, AL and oversees the Contract Surety operation for the South region, consisting of 7 states (TN, GA, SC, NC, FL, AL, MS) and Puerto Rico. He leads a team of 9 underwriters, based throughout the south, who work with brokers to solicit, underwrite and manage the surety needs of commercial construction firms.
Sam is actively involved in construction industry trade associations in multiple states, including the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Associated General Contractors (AGC), and Utility Subcontractors Association (USA). He is a past President of the Alabama CFMA chapter and the Alabama Surety Association.
He graduated from Auburn University, College of Business, with a bachelor’s degree in 1989.