UBP INSURANCE - Key Persons


April Palmer

Job Titles:
  • Managing General Agent - Group Specialist
She was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas and now resides in Dallas. For 15 years she gained her fundamentals in business and sales by helping operate her family boating business. Her next career path was in auto sales for a high-end luxury dealer. There she consistently exceeded sales goals and quickly rose to be the top sales producer. She consecutively won salesperson of the month multiple times.

Dino Miliucci

Job Titles:
  • Distribution Manager - Senior Division
I obtained his first Insurance license in New Jersey over 10 years ago. Starting out in Employee Benefits during a downturn in the economy proved to be quite a challenging introduction to the business. Most of my contemporaries quickly left the business while I persisted and found great interest in the Senior Market.

John Hancock

Job Titles:
  • Agent

Liz Miller

Job Titles:
  • Managing General Agent & Agent Resources
Liz began her own entrepreneurial journey at her father's insurance agency in 2002. Her strong desire to help clients navigate insurance options led her to make a bold decision--she started her own agency, where she could use her knowledge and perspective to simplify the sometimes-painful process of shopping for health insurance.

Mark LaFavre - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Owner
Mark LaFavre, Owner and Managing Partner, has over 25-year experience in the industry. Mark's expertise in Product Development and National Distribution are a cornerstone of UBP.

Mike Shiomos

Job Titles:
  • Founding Partner
Michael (Mike) Shiomos has over 30 years of sales leadership and marketing experience including President, VP of Sales and NMD with various marketing and insurance companies.

Rebecca S LaFavre - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
Rebecca S LaFavre is the COO of UBP Insurance, responsible for Contracting, Operations, Finance and Marketing. Prior to joining UBP, Rebecca spent 30 years in banking. Her varied background as a Bank Executive included responsibilities for Bank Manager, Marketing, Finance, and Project Management. This vast expertise provided the perfect foundation for what she doing now.