Profile
Dawn Gordon is a principal, senior vice president, and broker at Brown & Riding, where she specializes in real estate, CAT perils, parametric solutions, and complex shared and layered programs. With more than 35 years of industry experience, she began her insurance career on the carrier side and has held roles as property underwriter, marketing representative, underwriting director, and sales director before moving into wholesale. She joined Brown & Riding in 2017.
Gordon is widely known for her energy and enthusiasm for the insurance industry. She believes strongly in its future and is committed to keeping it vibrant by mentoring young professionals, innovating in the parametric space, and leveraging her deep Florida market expertise to open doors for her team and clients alike. Her rare combination of technical depth, entrepreneurial vision, and people-first leadership makes her not only a key leader within her firm but also an influential voice across the industry. She holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation and is a member of the Florida Surplus Lines Association.
Gordon’s impact extends well beyond her production role into industry service and community philanthropy. She actively supports charitable initiatives through the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), contributes to industry leadership via the WSIA Events Committee, and previously spent eight years as president of Toastmasters, helping countless professionals build their confidence and communication skills. Today, she continues to give back as a community volunteer, lending her time and energy to projects that support and strengthen her hometown.
4301 West Boy Scout Boulevard, Suite 580, Tampa, FL 33607
727 342 6781
dgordon@brcins.com
linkedin.com/in/dawn-gordon-cpcu-3bb6ba19
brownandriding.com
Dawn Gordon
Principal, Senior Vice President, and Broker
Brown & Riding
Read on
Special Report
Home
Bio
Milestones
Profile
Read on
Special Report
Home
Bio
Milestones
Read on
Special Report
Home
Bio
Milestones
1989–1996
2017
2020–2022
2024
Present
1989: Began insurance career
1996: Earned CPCU designation
1989–1996
Joined Brown & Riding
2017
2020: Featured in Rough Notes’ Florida Special Report
2022: Became a Brown & Riding shareholder and principal
2020–2022
Featured in Rough Notes’ Florida Special Report
2024
Insurance Business America’s Elite Woman
Present
Milestones
Milestones
Sept 2021
Feb 2022
Apr 2022
Jul 2022
Aug
2022
Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
Milestones
She continually assesses strategy, aligning talent, technology, and capital with Fortegra’s future vision. By helping people understand the value of their work, Taylor drives engagement and fosters a culture where everyone sees themselves as a builder of the company’s future.
With respect to her impact at Fortegra, she adds, “I enjoy taking on operational challenges that enable our underwriting, actuarial, and finance professionals to focus on their core priorities, ultimately delivering meaningful value to Fortegra's partners and stakeholders.”
Three themes anchor her approach to both role and career:
commitment to continuous learning
focus on serving the enterprise and adding tangible value
alignment with companies whose values mirror her own
Recognized by Insurance Business as an Elite Woman 2026, Taylor is aware of the importance of visibility and representation. In a sector where senior female role models remain limited, she has chosen to see barriers as an invitation to chart her own course.
Through mentorship, active participation in networks of women C-suite leaders, and initiatives like Fortegra’s Network of Women (N.O.W.) program, she is helping build clearer pathways, stronger support systems, and broader possibilities for the next generation.
“If my experience can help someone navigate their path with more confidence or clarity, then recognition like this becomes much more meaningful,” she says. “My goal is to help create a cycle where every generation of leaders lifts the next one higher.”
“My goal is to help create a cycle where every generation of leaders lifts the next one higher”
Abbie Taylor,
Fortegra
“This type of work energizes me because, like many of us at Fortegra, I’m a business builder at heart”
Abbie Taylor,
Fortegra