St. Pete Insurtech shows big profit on NYSE

Neptune CEO Trevor Burgess explains how AI, growth and a federal shutdown sparked his question: “Do we need the NFIP at all?”

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Trevor Burgess and the Neptune Insurance team ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on October 1, 2025.
Trevor Burgess and Gary Hess donate $1 million to the St. Pete Free Clinic

Trevor Burgess, chief executive officer of Neptune Flood Insurance, and his husband, Gary Hess, have donated $1 million to the St. Petersburg Free Clinic and launched a challenge for the community to, collectively, match their gift. In gratitude of the gift from Burgess and Hess, the SPFC volunteer program will be renamed the Gary Hess

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Five most-read TBBW cover stories of 2023

Here are the five most-read Tampa Bay Business and Wealth cover stories in 2023. 2. Jim Norman’s winding road of success 3. How Rick Brandt took his small-town, family business, and turned it into a global Powerhouse 4. Steve Frey created the ‘Airbnb for Business’ and his plans to bring the offering directly to consumers

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CEO Connect: Trevor Burgess unmasked (sort of)

Trevor Burgess was the founder and chief executive officer for C1 Bank, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange, in 2014, the same year he was named the American Community Banker of the Year. C1 Bank eventually was sold to the Bank of Ozarks for $402 million, in 2016. That same year, he

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Scenes from TBBW’s CEO Connect with Trevor Burgess (PHOTOS and VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its September CEO Connect with Trevor Burgess, chief executive officer of Neptune Flood Insurance, at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. Presenting sponsors included Project Dynamo, Npersepective and Northern Trust. Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of TBBW, interviewed Burgess in front of a live audience. Photos by Heike

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How Trevor Burgess keeps winning, even when the waters may seem rough 

He’s known as the “first” in a lot of publications and while he feels pride to hold such a label, he doesn’t let it define him or his business achievements – but that’s where the real story is. His determination, his intelligence and his exceptional ability to see a better way to do things is

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