Company History

From our management’s insurance experience with the wholesale operations of:

  • Andrew J Corsa & Sons established in 1885
  • Creative Coverage Network established in 1993
  • G.P.Facilities Ltd. established in 1992
  • and all merged into COM-Net Inc. in 1999,

and the retail insurance association with:

  • Total Management Corp. established in 1968,and
  • Richard G Verdi & Sons established in 1973,

was originally formulated in 2001.


The original concept was to put together a network of providers of products and services at discounted rates. These products and services were intended for insurance Brokers and Agents to use to enhance their portfolios to satisfy the needs of their clients, and generate additional and new sources of revenue.

This concept has expanded to provide these products and services to other professionals, as well as individuals, associations, employers and various other groups.

 

Executive Profiles

Richard G Verdi, Sr. President & CEO Total Pro

Richard attended St. Johns University’s School of Insurance majoring in Insurance and Business Administration. Since 1948 the Verdi Family has founded and successfully operated seven insurance businesses, a Travel Agency, a Real Estate Agency, a Municipal Bond Dealership and a Business Consulting Firm. Richard is past Chairman of COM-NET Insurance Wholesalers, Consultant to the New York State Builders Association, Board member of numerous Trade Association, and founding principal of Total Pro. Richard is a sought after seminar speaker on a wide variety of Business Management issues.

 

Richard J. D'Amato, National Director of Insurance Division

Most of Rich’s 39 year career in insurance was spent with Aetna Life & Casualty Company. Over that time his areas of responsibilities ranged from both Personal and Commercial Underwriting, to Marketing, Claims, Field Management , as well as Agency Mergers and Acquisitions.

At one time Rich was Aetna’s Regional Director of Underwriting for their Central Region of the United States, General Manager in Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and New York. In 1991 Rich designed, constructed and lead Aetna’s Homeowners Strategic Business Unit, which had the total responsibility of managing Homeowners and Specialty Lines nationwide. He retired from Aetna in 1994 as Resident Vice President in New York.

Also while with the Aetna, Rich received the President’s Trophy as the best Branch Office in each office he served as General Manager. He was Chairman of the General Manager’s National Advisory Council, and in 1994 was selected by The Long Island UJA Federation as “Company Insurance Person of the Year”.

In 1996 Rich was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of North Sea Insurance Company, transforming a small Commercial Insurance Company primarily operating exclusively in Downstate New York, to a company with more extensive products doing business in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.