Norat Honored at New York Insurance Association Annual Conference

NEW PALTZ, N.Y.—The New York Insurance Association, Inc. (NYIA) honored Cecilia E. Norat, Esq. with the Chair’s Distinguished Service Award at the association’s annual conference May 31 in New Paltz, N.Y. Norat is a past chair of NYIA and deputy general counsel and director of state relations and Global Regulatory Group for American International Group, Inc. (AIG).

“Cecilia is truly legendary in both insurance and government affairs circles,” NYIA chair and Wayne Cooperative Insurance Company president and CEO, Jeffrey Rice said. “She has been a tremendous supporter of NYIA and the New York insurance industry during her distinguished career. There is no one more deserving of this recognition.”

Norat served as NYIA’s chair in 2008 and 2009. She was first elected to the association’s board of directors in 2000. She has also served on various association committees during her more than ten years of involvement in NYIA.

In Norat’s current position, she oversees the Office of State Relations, which is part of the AIG Corporate Law Department and is responsible for relationships with state insurance supervisors and for state legislative developments. In addition, Norat supervises regulatory relationships worldwide for all AIG companies. Norat joined AIG in 1996 and first served as senior vice president of AIG Claim Services, Inc., overseeing the workers compensation line of business. Norat was also president of AIG Vendor Services and was responsible for managing the services provided by third party claim administrators. Prior to joining AIG, Norat was executive director of the New York State Insurance Fund from 1990 to 1996 and deputy executive director from 1986 to 1990. Previously, Norat served in a variety of positions with major carriers.

A summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, Norat also holds a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in New York and in the southern and eastern districts of the Federal Courts. Norat is also a member of the New York City Bar Association. She has been recognized with numerous professional awards, including: the Social Issues Award of the Public Employee Federation – AFL-CIO, the Hispanic Executive Award from the Wall Street Chapter of Image, Inc., the 1996 Insurance Woman of the Year by the Association of Professional Insurance Women, and the Helen M. Garvin Outstanding Achiever Award sponsored by the New York Chapter of National Association of Insurance Women. Norat has served in a variety of industry and civic volunteer roles. She is immediate past chair of the board of the Insurance Federation of New York. Norat was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to serve as vice chair of the 2003 Charter Revision Commission, and in 2004, Mayor Bloomberg appointed her to be a member of the board of directors of New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.