Gerard (Jerry) Visco was a great friend to the independent, professional agent and to the betterment of the image of the local agent. As we go to press, the insurance industry is under duress to help pay. Regardless of the letter of the policy language and commitment. The agent’s role in advising clients will come […]
It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of a great friend and insurance advocate, Art Marchiselli (1935-2019). Artie was one of the founding members of NYACT and without his leadership NYACT would not be the organization it is today. His unwavering pursuit of uncovering insurance fraud and addressing auto theft has been […]
A Personal Tribute As David Louie e-mailed the news, I thought to myself “please, not another heartbreaking obituary, please…and certainly not one with the name Emilio Miret in the title.” These successive months of grave losses from the “golden age” of the independent agent, as many friends have termed it, have set off a sense […]
Paul Robert Olshen – JUNE 4, 1938 – MARCH 1, 2018 Paul was a native of Brooklyn, New York and a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School and NYU “in the heights” and a proud member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity. Paul worked as an insurance broker for 57 years. He started his career working […]
by Jeanne Abatelli, TriCounty IIAA Recently, we lost one of our most beloved and dedicated professionals of all times. After serving in the US Marine Corps during WW ll, Vinny Alba spent his entire career in the insurance industry including many years doing volunteer work for the Big ‘I’ associations. His biography would go on […]
Eugene Wollan By Steve Acunto The sad news of Gene Wollan’s passing reached this office on the wintry morning of February 3rd. The Times obituary reported in simple terms that he died at home after a long illness, with his family at his side. We hope it was peaceful for him, a great friend of […]
EMANUEL LEVY, Editor of the INSURANCE ADVOCATE, and vice president and treasurer of The Roberts Publishing Corp. passed away in Ann Arbor, Michigan on August 18, 2013. He was born in the Bronx, N.Y. on April 11, 1918 and was educated in the public schools of New York City. He was graduated from Brooklyn College […]
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