Michael A. Zarcone to Chair LICONY

Michael A. Zarcone to Chair LICONY

At its Annual Meeting in early December the Life Insurance Council of New York, Inc., (“LICONY”), elected Michael A. Zarcone to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors for 2014. Mr. Zarcone is Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Executive Officer, and Head of Corporate Affairs for MetLife, Inc.

“Mike is a strategic thinker with deep experience on legislative and regulatory matters affecting the life insurance industry,” said Thomas E. Workman, President of LICONY. “I look forward to working with him on the issues and challenges that will face our industry in 2014.”

LICONY is the domestic trade association representing the life insurance industry in New York. Its member companies provide the vast majority of life, disability income, long-term care insurance and annuity benefits for New Yorkers. In 2014, LICONY’s membership will include 71 life insurance companies and 21 allied professional firms.

Mr. Zarcone was named Senior Vice President in 2004 and served as the head of Government Relations from 2002 until his appointment in July 2013 as Chief of Staff to the CEO, head of the newly formed Corporate Affairs organization, and Chair of the MetLife Foundation.

As the head of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Zarcone oversees Global Communications, Global Government Relations and Public Policy, and Corporate Contributions and Community Relations. In this role, he manages MetLife’s engagement with internal and external audiences in the 47 countries where the company does business.

Mr. Zarcone joined MetLife in 1991 as a Government Relations Counsel covering New York State matters. He was appointed Assistant Vice President in 1994, Vice President in 1995, and Secretary to the Board in 1998. He returned to the department as the head of state government relations in 1999 and was promoted to head of Government Relations in September 2002.

Prior to joining MetLife, Mr. Zarcone served as Associate Counsel to Minority Leader Clarence D. Rappleyea in the New York State Assembly. In this position, he was Counsel to the Assembly Committees on Insurance, Banks and Commerce.

Mr. Zarcone holds a Juris Doctor degree from Catholic University of America School of Law. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Siena College, where he is a member of the Associate Board of Trustees. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar and the Bar of the District of Columbia.

Mr. Zarcone is active in several insurance industry and business groups: Member of the Board of the Life Insurance Council of New York; Chair of Deputies Executive Committee of American Council of Life Insurers; and Trustee of the Citizens Budget Commission.