David Lavins succeeds Darin Stafford as CFO at Amwins
- June 17, 2025
- Posted by: Beth Musselwhite
- Category: Insurance
Amwins, a distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has announced the appointment of David Lavins as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Darin Stafford, effective July 1st, 2025.
Lavins is currently President of Amwins Access, a role he has held since January 2016. Under his leadership, the division grew significantly, expanding from $50 million to $360 million in revenue by 2024.
Before joining Amwins, Lavins spent 11 years at Ridgemont Equity Partners, most recently as Principal / Vice President.
Scott Purviance, Chief Executive Officer of Amwins, commented, “For the past nine years, Dave has been instrumental in transforming Amwins Access into the industry’s leading MGA platform for small business and personal lines, now placing $3.0 billion in premium.
“With his deep understanding of our culture, financial strategy, and long-term vision, Dave is the ideal leader to help drive Amwins forward in our 150-year vision.”
Darin Stafford, who has served as CFO of Amwins since October 2016, will retire effective July 1, transitioning to the role of strategic advisor as part of the firm’s succession planning.
Purviance added, “Darin has been a significant part of our leadership team over the past nine years and instrumental in our growth from $850 million in revenue when he arrived to over $3 billion in revenue today. Additionally, Darin has led the successful completion of 26 acquisitions and seven dividend recapitalizations during that period.
“He will remain in an advisory role through the end of 2025 to ensure a seamless transition.”
In addition to Lavins’ transition to CFO, Nate Mathis will become President of Amwins Access.
Mathis joined Amwins in 2011 as Vice President, moved to Chief Operating Officer of Amwins Global Risks in 2018, and has spent the past three years as CEO of Amwins Global Risks.
Purviance said, “We are glad to have Nate back in Charlotte and at the helm of Amwins Access.
“The experience gained in London leading our independent Lloyd’s broker makes him a natural choice to lead the continued growth of our national binding platform for E&S small commercial, personal lines and admitted placement services.”
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