Originally from Chicago, Jim is the co-owner and President of A.R.A. Insurance. Prior to relocating to Florida in 2006, Jim traded the financial futures markets as a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. He was the secretary/treasurer of Lawrence-Bonfitto Trading Company, a member FCM at the same exchange. Jim also spent ten years a district agent and registered representative of Prudential Insurance Company and Pruco Securities in Chicago where he was awarded numerous sales and service achievement awards.He maintains active appointments with multiple insurance companies, including: Old Dominion Insurance Company, Florida Family Home Insurance Company, American Platinum Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Hartford Insurance Company Of The Southeast, Florida Family Insurance Company, NGM Insurance Company, Edison Insurance Company, Centauri Specialty Insurance Company, Monarch National Insurance Company26, Ovation Home Insurance Exchange, Olympus Insurance Company, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Progressive American Insurance Company, Progressive Express Insurance Compan, First Protective Insurance Company, Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Midvale Indemnity Company, and Wright National Flood Insurance Company.