NYIA Elects 2020 Officers

The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) announces the election of its 2020 officers and board of directors.

 The following officers were elected for a one-year term ending Dec. 31, 2020:

Chair: Mark Prechtl, executive vice president/chief executive officer, Chautauqua Patrons Insurance Company, Jamestown, N.Y.

First vice chair: Charles Makey, senior vice president, insurance operations, Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y.

Second vice chair: Kristofer Snader, senior director, government relations, Nationwide Insurance, Harrisburg, Pa.

Treasurer: Norman Orlowski, Jr., president/chief executive officer, Erie and Niagara Insurance Association, Williamsville, N.Y.

 The following directors were elected for a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2022:

Mark Gardner, regional counsel, Allstate Insurance Company, Hauppauge, N.Y.

Charles Makey, senior vice president, insurance operations, Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y.

Norman Orlowski, Jr., president/chief executive officer, Erie and Niagara Insurance Association, Williamsville, N.Y.

Scott Shatraw, president/chief executive officer, Utica First Insurance Company, Oriskany, N.Y.

The New York Insurance Association (NYIA®) is a state trade association that has represented the property and casualty insurance industry for more than 135 years.