# Bruce Lucas

> Bruce Lucas is the Tampa-based co-founder, chairman and CEO of Slide Insurance Holdings. He previously co-founded Heritage Insurance and helped take it public. His career connects insurance operations, capital raising and acquisitions with an emphasis on technology-assisted underwriting.

- **Role:** Co-founder, Chairman and CEO at Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc., Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., Infinity Investment Funds, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Geology and Environmental Science, Indiana University Bloomington, Juris Doctor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
- **Known for:** Helped build Heritage from a single-state startup into an insurer with more than $1 billion in annual revenue across 15 states., Helped take Heritage and Slide into public markets., Slide reported $508.0 million in gross premiums written and $134.9 million in net income for the second quarter of 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Worked as an attorney at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and led Infinity Investment Funds.
- **2012** — Co-founded Heritage Insurance.
- **2014** — Heritage completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
- **2020** — Left Heritage after serving as chairman and CEO.
- **2021** — Co-founded Slide with Shannon Lucas; Slide announced an oversubscribed $100 million Series A in November.
- **2022** — Slide began operations and took over policies from St. Johns Insurance.
- **2023** — Slide purchased renewal rights for 91,400 UPC homeowners policies.
- **2025** — Slide began Nasdaq trading as SLDE in June; Bruce and Shannon Lucas rang the closing bell on June 18.
- **2026** — Slide expanded its South Carolina homeowners and condo offerings in September.

## Achievements

- Helped build Heritage from a single-state startup into an insurer with more than $1 billion in annual revenue across 15 states.
- Helped take Heritage and Slide into public markets.
- Slide reported $508.0 million in gross premiums written and $134.9 million in net income for the second quarter of 2026.
- Included in Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2026 Power 100.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Slide expanded HO3 homeowners, HO5 higher-value home and HO6 condo products in South Carolina.
- **2026-07** — Slide reported second-quarter gross premiums written of $508.0 million and net income of $134.9 million.
- **2025-09** — Slide joined the Russell 2000 Index on September 22, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.slideinsurance.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-lucas-839280106/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16