Stewart Sheppard
Founder and President
Stewart Sheppard
Stewart Sheppard is the Founder and President of Premium Finance Brokerage, LLC. He leads overall company strategy and direction, sales management and development and also manages a large book of premium finance business.
Stewart started his career in 1987 with The Travelers Insurance Company as a commercial lines underwriter. After spending 10 years in production underwriting and marketing he left to begin a journey in the premium finance industry with Transamerica Insurance Finance Corporation (TIFCO). In 1999, he moved on from TIFCO to help create and manage a premium finance company owned by The Independent Insurance Agents Association of Pennsylvania. In six years, the company grew to become the largest association owned premium finance venture in the country financing over 100 million dollars annually. In July of 2005 he started Premium Finance Brokerage. From its humble beginnings PFB has grown to become one of the nation’s largest privately held aggregators of property & casualty premium financing.
Stewart graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore in 1987. He participated in club volleyball and is a former collegiate official. He spent several years coaching youth soccer and lacrosse. He was also a high school lacrosse coach and official. He resides in Monkton, MD with his wife Lori and has two grown sons.
Scott DiCarlo
Chief Operating Officer
Scott DiCarlo
Scott DiCarlo is Chief Operating Officer at Premium Finance Brokerage LLC. He is responsible for overall company operations, credit and underwriting, sales support, marketing and social media, vendor relations as well as managing a book of premium finance business.
Scott has over 27 years of experience in the premium finance industry, most of which was with Imperial PFS, the largest privately held premium finance company in the country. He held roles with increasing responsibility including Branch Manager, Regional Operations Manager and most recently had created a new department and role within the company as Director of 3rd Party Financing and Reporting.
Scott is on the Board of Directors of Premco Financial Corp. He resides in North Tonawanda New York, between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a degree in Economics.