Emilio Saldaña Nuñez
1957 - 2018
It is with deep sadness that NASBP announces that NASBP activist Emilio Saldaña, 60, passed away February 16, 2018. Emilio had been Vice President of the NASBP member firm of Marsh Saldaña, Inc., Miramar, (Guaynabo) Puerto Rico. He had served as Regional Director and Director-At-Large of NASBP as well as Vice Chair of the NASBP International Committee. He attended Levels I and II of the NASBP Surety School from 1984 to 1985.
After Emilio obtained a BA in Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico in 1980, he was an auditor for the accounting firm of Laventhol & Horwarth until 1984. Then, he became Vice President of the Contract Bonding Department at Saldaña & Associates, Inc. until 1993. At that time he became President of Urrutia-Valles, Inc. In 2002, Emilio went to AON Risk Services where he was Vice President of the Small Commercial Department. He worked at Marsh Saldaña, Inc. as Vice President of the Contract Bonding Department from 2009 until 2017, and in 2017 he established the Emilio J. Saldaña Insurance agency where he remained until his passing.
Emilio also served as President of the Professional Insurance Agents of Puerto Rico in 1998.
Friends and colleagues of Emilio have shared their memories and comments here.
"I fondly remember having the opportunity of presenting Emilio an award when I got to go to Puerto Rico as President in 2003-2004 and the day-long cocktail luncheon," said NASBP Past President Matthew K. Cashion, Jr., CIC, CRM of The Cashion Company, Inc.
“I met Emilio in 2007 at one of the first NASBP meetings I attended. He greeted me like we knew each other for years. I will never forget that night and all the subsequent NASBP events where I would catch up with Emilio about our families and agencies,” said NASBP Regional Director Novica Prekpala of Blaise Group NY, LLC.
NASBP Past President John Rindt of HUB International said, "We were treated like royalty when we were [attending the Region 12 Meeting in 2012.]"
"He was such a gracious host when I went to Puerto Rico in 2014; he will be missed," said NASBP Past President Lawrence F. McMahon of Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
Please join the NASBP leadership and staff in expressing our sincere and heartfelt condolences to Emilio's wife, Lizette, and their family.