ELANY Holds 34th Annual Members’ Meeting; Panel Looks at Crypto and E&S Market

The Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY) held its 34th Annual Members’ Meeting on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Executive Director Dan Maher opened the meeting by introducing ELANY’s 2021 Annual Report. New records were set in many areas of the Excess and Surplus Line (E&S) insurance market including mergers and acquisitions, premiums and transactions.

 A panel of experts discussed cutting-edge developments in the crypto space as they relate to the E&S market. The panelists included moderator Huhnsik Chung of Carlton Fields, Adam Hofmann of Nimble and Raymond Zenkick of Evertas, Inc.

The of the Board of Directors election results followed. Immediate Past Chairman Lance Becker, Vice Chairman, Northeast Region of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., was elected to serve a three-year term.  John A. Buckley, Managing Director of Jencap Specialty Insurance Services and Joseph Caligiuri, Senior Property Consultant at National Coverage Corp., were both elected to new three-year terms.

 Lance Becker began his career with Aon in 1991 as AVP-Broker/Account Manager and joined Aurthur J. Gallagher & Co. in 2005 as VP of the Northeast Region and serves as co-director of the company’s global risk management practice. Lance has served on several industry Boards including the Council on Litigation Management (CLM), Zurich’s advisory board.

 Lance has served on the Board of ELANY since 2011. He is a Past Chairman and currently serves as Chairman of the Nominations Committee and is a member of the Operations & Procedures Committee and the Information Resources and Security Committee. Lance’s full bio is available on ELANY’s website.

 John Buckley has 40 years of experience in the insurance industry. He began his career in 1983 by joining Moore Excess, a surplus lines wholesaler and eventually acquired the firm in 1991. Moore Excess was purchased by NIF Group in 1995 and John was named Senior Vice President and part-owner in NIF Services of New York. In June of 2006, he was named President of NIF Services of New York which was rebranded in October 2021 to JenCap Specialty.

 John has served on the Board of ELANY since 1994 and currently is Treasurer, Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee, and a member of the Information Resources and Security and the Nominations Committees. John’s full bio is available on ELANY’s website.

Joseph Caligiuri graduated from St. John’s University, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, where he received his B.S. in P&C Insurance and Business Administration.

In 2002, Joe opened the firm Cal E&S Brokers, Inc., which was later sold to RPS. In 2009, he struck out on his own operating as President of NCC (National Coverage Corp.). In January 2022, Joe sold his interest in NCC and maintains a limited position as a Senior Property Consultant.

Joe has served on the Board of ELANY since 2007. He was appointed Chairman in 2012 and currently serves as Chairman of the Industry Liaison, Legislation & Regulation Committee. He is a member of the Nominations Committee. Joe’s full bio is available on ELANY’s website.

The Board of Directors thanked Lance, John and Joe for generously volunteering their time and expertise for the benefit of ELANY and its members.