SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The New York Insurance Association, Inc. (NYIA) honored Mark Precthl with the Chair’s Distinguished Service Award at the association’s annual conference May 28 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Prechtl is executive vice president and chief executive officer of Chautauqua Patrons Insurance Company. “Mark embodies the fundamental purpose of insurance—helping people,” Bernard Turi, NYIA chair […]
Cooperstown, N.Y.—The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York recognized excellent performance by insurers, a local trade group, volunteers and associates in a ceremony this evening. Acting for the final time in his capacity as IIABNY chair of the board, James Sutton presented the awards at the association’s 2015 Leadership Dinner, held following its […]
Albertson, New York – New officers and directors took the helm on June 15 during the Long Islandbased TriCounty Independent Insurance Agents Association annual installation dinner and awards ceremony. The gathering, held at Cheateau Briand in Carle Place, NY, set the TriCounty IIAA leadership for the 2015-2016 term. More than 200 agents and brokers, company […]
The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) was presented with the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association’s (IMCA) 2015 Innovation Torchbearer Award, given annually to those who have “demonstrated innovative ideas or initiatives impacting the insurance industry.” “IMCA selected the Insurance Information Institute for this prestigious honor as a result of its exceptional record of seeking to educate […]
Cooperstown, N.Y.—The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) today elected R. Todd Rockefeller as its chair of the board for the 2015-16 term. Rockefeller took the oath of office during a ceremony following IIABNY’s Annual Business Meeting, held at The Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown. Members also elected and installed new officers […]
The International Insurance Society (IIS) has announced that the late Gordon C. Stewart, former IIS Vice Chair and retired CEO of Insurance Information Institute, has been selected as the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for his dedication and leadership in forwarding the mission of the IIS. Mr. Stewart will be honored before an audience […]
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.—The Inde- pendent Insurance Agents & Bro- kers of New York recognized excellent performance by insurers, a local trade group, volunteers and associates in a ceremony this evening. Acting for the final time in his capacity as IIABNY chair of the board, James Sutton presented the awards at the association’s 2015 Leadership Din- ner, […]
Hundreds of professional, independent insurance agents gathered at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury for the 40th Annual Long Island Regional Awareness Program on April 22. Attendees took the opportunity to honor their col- leagues, network, earn continu- ing-education credits, peruse the latest industry innovations and of course to hear the inspirational words of Dwight […]
Washington, D.C. — Richard Poppa, CAE, AAI, president and chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY), received the Jeff Yates Lifetime Achievement Award from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA.) Poppa was honored during at ceremony at the IIABA’s Big “I” Legislative Conference at the […]
Independent insurance agents continue to outperform captives in several areas. The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) has released the results of the 2015 Market Share Study (based on 2013 data) which reveal that independent insurance agents and brokers (collectively “IAs”) continue to dominate commercial lines while rivaling […]
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