Our Staff - Brevard Coastal Insurance

EJ Shaara

President

EJ Shaara

President

Insurance is an industry built upon trust. EJ has striven to develop lasting professional relationships with his staff, his insurance companies and, most importantly, his clients. He believes that the cornerstone of any successful organization is its people. Respect, integrity, honesty, consistency and courtesy are the building blocks that form trust among people. These are the principles necessary to succeed.

The staff at Verona Insurance Agency is EJ’s most cherished accomplishments.

Since he was sixteen years old, working for his father at Verona Insurance Agency hand typing fire policies, EJ has spent nearly forty years learning and growing in the insurance industry. He has experienced it all: fires, flood, hurricanes, accidents, etc. EJ takes pride in being an Independent Insurance Agent and knows that he and his colleagues are the only true insurance professionals.

A lifelong resident of New Jersey, EJ has expanded Verona Insurance Agency to an office location in Merritt Island, Florida. It began as an attempt to service his New Jersey clients that own property in Florida and has now developed into a full scale operation that he is extremely proud of.

EJ is available 24/7. His personal cell phone number 201-315-6506. Give him a call.

Robert Shaara

Account Executive

bobshaara@veronainsurance.com

Robert Shaara

Account Executive

Bob began his career in the insurance industry 32 years ago at Verona Insurance Agency. While obtaining licenses in property/casualty, life, health and long term care, Bob began his client development with an eventual emphasis and expertise in Employee Benefits Consulting. After relocating to Cinnaminson, N.J. in 1996, Bob expanded his client base to include small and mid-size business groups in Southern New Jersey and the surrounding Philadelphia area.

Bob has a unique ability to quickly develop a rapport with clients and understands the work and effort necessary to establish long lasting business relationships. His 32 year retention rate is extremely high, which is a testament to the excellent service his provides.

Among the services he excels at providing are:

Comprehensive consulting, including compliance requirements
Complete plan design and implementation
Employee assistance programs
Ancillary products; dental, vision, disability, life & supplemental benefits
Claims resolution and HR support
Alternative funding strategies

Bob is a member of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) and the National Ethics Association and is committed to being on the forefront of the continually changing healthcare landscape

Bob earned his BA, Communications from Susquehanna University in 1985. He was named Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) football player of the year in 1984, and was honored by his induction to the Susquehanna University Sports Hall of Fame for both football and baseball in 2005.

Bob currently resides in Riverton, N.J. with Robyn, his wife of 27 years. They have one daughter Victoria, age 25, who is a 2014 graduate of Penn State University and a cardiac care nurse at Copper University Hospital in Camden, N.J.