Chris Boggs has been named the executive director of risk management and education for the IIABA. Boggs’s new role combines his current position of Big “I” Virtual University executive director, in which he leads the university in delivering education and research to member agencies, subscribers and the industry, with directorship in Big I Advantage®. In […]
Big I Advantage® has announced the appointment of Mark Steven Wolf, CPCU as new leader of Big I Advantage®, replacing Paul Buse who is moving on after more than 21 years of dedication and contributions to the company. Wolf is now president of Big I Advantage®, Inc., IIAA Agency Administrative Services, Inc. (AAS), IIAA Membership Services, […]
The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) announces the election of its 2020 officers and board of directors. The following officers were elected for a one-year term ending Dec. 31, 2020: Chair: Mark Prechtl, executive vice president/chief executive officer, Chautauqua Patrons Insurance Company, Jamestown, N.Y. First vice chair: Charles Makey, senior vice president, insurance operations, Merchants […]
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has named its 2020 committee chairs and vice chairs. The association also assigned members to the organization’s standing committees based on preferences, experience and requirements established by the NAIC Bylaws. “Our 2020 NAIC committee leadership aligns talent and expertise and reflects a strong commitment to service; as we […]
The Insurance Brokers’ Association of the State of New York (IBANY) honored Rubin Alspector of Marsh and McLennan Agency, LLC as its Insurance Person of the Year at its annual Holiday Breakfast on Thursday, December 12 at the Down Town Association in New York City. Alspector was recognized for level of engagement within the industry, […]
Sari Gabay, Esq., of Gabay Bowler, received the Insurance Regulatory Lawyer of the Year Award. Gabay is a frequent columnist for this publication, contributing to the Legal Update series. The award was given by the Institute of Jewish Humanities, and the receipient’s longtime former colleague, John Gross of Proskauer, presented the award at an event […]
SterlingRisk Insurance, one of the nation’s top independently owned insurance brokerages, today announced the promotion of Geraldine DelPrete to President of Programs. According to SterlingRisk CEO David Sterling, DelPrete’s extensive background in reinsurance/underwriting and deep understanding of programs has directly contributed to the significant growth of the firm’s specialty market business. “Soon after joining SterlingRisk […]
Ms. Rebecca McLean (pictured) of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, has been named Executive Director of The Insurance Federation of New York, a 106-year-old nonprofit organization that serves the insurance field. She assumes the office on January 1, 2020. Since its inception in 1913, the Insurance Federation of New York, Inc. (IFNY) has earned broad-based distinction as […]
Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds, the underwriter of debt securities issued by the State of Israel in the United States, held its annual Insurance and Financial Services Division Luncheon on Monday, October 28, 2019. Spanning over several decades, the annual event drew more than 200 industry professionals to the St. Regis Hotel in New York, […]
Mr Menzies Remarks: “Before I communicate my thoughts about the mission we are serving today, may I take a moment of personal indulgence to thank the many friends and colleagues here today and back in your offices, who poured out congratulations and best wishes to me over the past 10 days, since I acquired Applied […]
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