GLENMONT, N.Y.—The Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association of New York State Inc. has announced a new, exclusive member benefit designed to provide quick, practical guidance on day-to-day issues facing the insurance wholesaler. The association will launch a toll-free phone line, called the PIWA Hotline, at (844) FOR PIWA or (844) 367-7492, by which members will receive […]
The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) elected a new slate of officers: Michelle Hoehn, The Travelers Group, was inaugurated as IMUA’s new Chairperson replacing Peter Opinante, Swiss Re America, who has served as the Association’s Chairperson for the past four years. Also elected were Deputy Chairperson William Rosa, XL Reinsurance, and L. Pat Stoik, Chubb […]
MALVERN, Pa. — The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation has announced that 21 undergraduate and graduate students from nine states have been selected as recipients of $63,000 in scholarship funds. These biannual scholarships are available to students who are in good academic standing and are committed to pursuing careers in the insurance industry. Through scholarship opportunities, […]
ALBERTSON, N.Y.—New officers and directors took the helm on June 5 during the Long Islandbased TriCounty Independent Insurance Agents Association annual installation dinner and awards ceremony. The gathering, held at the Fox Hollow in Woodbury, NY, set the TriCounty IIAA leadership for the 2014 through 2015 term. About 180 agents, company representatives, vendors and other […]
WADING RIVER, N.Y.—The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Suffolk County, Inc. installed new officers and directors for the 2014 through 2015 term. Over 90 IIABSC members and guests attended the May 29 event which took place at the East Wind Conference center, Wading River, NY. Richard A. Poppa, President & CEO of the Independent […]
Two thousand agents and insurance industry professionals made history at the PIANJ/PIANY Joint Annual Conference and 75th anniversary celebration at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J. June 8-10. The event surpassed all previous records for attendance as the industry flooded the boardwalk, networking and honoring industry stars at gala banquets, and packing an […]
BOLTON LANDING, N.Y.—The New York Insurance Association, Inc. (NYIA) honored Thomas White with the Chair’s Distinguished Service Award at the association’s annual conference May 29 in Bolton Landing, N.Y. White is president of Community Mutual Insurance Company, an affiliate of Union Mutual of Vermont Companies. White is also regional vice president of Union Mutual, responsible […]
“The errors-and-omissions exposure created by not offering a particular coverage haunts every agent. It is a well-established fact that following a hurricane, not offering flood insurance to your clients is a leading cause of E&O claims,” Spindelman says. “Groundless or not, E&O claims are real and have a detrimental effect on all parties concerned. The highhazard zoned properties will be far more likely to have some form of flood insurance due to bank insistence. While Floodbroker.com rates many high-hazard flood risk properties (even those that require elevation certificates), the program serves a significant market segment of property owners who are not obliged by a bank to buy flood coverage as well.”
IIABNY Taps Suffolk County Insurance Agent to be Chair of the Board Riverhead, N.Y.—Insurance agent James D. Sutton, CPCU, AAI, CIC led the list of officers elected by members of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York, Inc. New York’s oldest insurance producer trade association installed Sutton as chair of the board at […]
PIA’s Launches Company Performance Surveys GLENMONT, N.Y.—The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York State launched their Company Performance Surveys on Monday, May 5, 2014. Each survey, available through June 30, 2014, gauges insurance producers’ views of the companies they represent in their respective states. Independent agents will rate the […]
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