Winter 2017

 

Calendar of events:

March 16
NY-YIP March Mayhem
Latitudes Bar & Grill | Manhattan
Santoro's | Buffalo
And other regions throughout New York State
Register

March 28
NY-YIP Board of Directors and Committee Meetings
PIA headquarters | Glenmont, N.Y.

April 26
PIANY Long Island RAP
Crest Hollow Country Club | Woodbury

June 11-13
PIANY/PIANJ Joint Annual Conference
Harrah’s Resort & Casino | Atlantic City, N.J.

June 13
Challenge to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey
Boardwalk | Atlantic City, N.J.

Aug. 15
NY-YIP Golf Open
The Seawane Club | Hewlett Harbor

   
 
 

Were you there?

 
 

2016 Holiday Social

 

NY-YIP Trivia Night

 

NY-YIP MetroRAP Welcome Reception

     
 

 

 

Welcome new members

 
 

William Anthony III
R&W Brokerage
Lynbrook

 

Robert Arnold Jr.
Arnold Standard Risk Services
Rockville Centre

 

Alycia Bender
Archdeacon Agency
East Setauket

 

Mhairi Bittler
LoVullo Associates
Depew

 

Jessica Catanzano
Salerno Brokerage Corp.
Syosset

 

Natalie Golubski
Russell Bond & Co.
Buffalo

 

Yasemine Kizil
Distinguished Programs
New York

Dillon Krouner
RPS
Uniondale

 

Josh Leiner
RPS
Uniondale

 

Audrey Manzella
Risk Placement Services
Williamsville

 

Amy O’Donnell
XS Brokers
Quincy, Mass.

 

Michael Souquet
WeiserMazars LLP
New York

 

Stephen Turnbull
Turnbull Insurance Service
Clinton

     
 
 

Sponsor spotlight:

 
 

Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc.

The premier trade association for the insurance industry, PIANY is dedicated to building the future for insurance agents throughout the state. Offering such member benefits as continuing education, networking, products, services and its Industry Resource Center, members always can Think PIA first for their businesses' needs. In addition, PIANY offers PIA Creative Services, networking opportunities and other tools to help agents grow their businesses. PIANY is affiliated with PIA National. If you are interested in becoming a PIANY member, call (800) 424-4244 or click here.

 

Interboro Insurance Co.

Interboro is able to maintain exceptional customer service because of strong relationships with its brokers. By showing loyalty to its customers, the company is able to retain its policyholders and uphold the highest ethical standards. Founded in 1914 as an insurance company for New York City beer breweries, Interboro always has been an innovator in the industry. During prohibition, the company diversified its products into automobile, homeowners and other lines of insurance and today it celebrates its 101st year in business. For more information about Interboro Insurance Co., click here.

 

Morstan General Agency

Morstan General Agency is a privately held agency based in New York with additional offices in New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The company acts as a general insurance agency as well as a leading supplier of excess-and-surplus lines. Morstan is committed to the highest standards of quality and service in the industry and maintains its position as a leader in the general agent market. Providing service for small- to midsize-brokers with expediency for certain carriers or specific risks, Morstan represents many of the finest insurance carriers in the industry. For more information about Morstan, call (516) 488-1517 or click here.

 

NY-YIP’s 2017 sponsor outreach is ongoing. If your organization wants to be out in front of numerous young professionals from across the state, contact us about annual sponsorship today. If you don’t want an annual sponsorship, but would like to support us, there are opportunities to sponsor individual events we conduct in different regions of the state. Email us at yip@pia.org for more information about annual or event sponsorship.

   
 
 

Did you know?

 

Getting involved ensures a bright future

PIANY-YIP members like you are the future of the insurance industry. That is why it is crucial for you to get involved now in the processes that shape the industry’s future. What happens in the legislative arena affects every professional, independent insurance agent, whether they participate in it or not. We urge you to be active in shaping your future. Make your voice heard by donating to PIANYPAC, our political action committee. PIANYPAC has advocated for and won many legislative victories for the industry, including the Certificates of Insurance Law and the extension of the timeframe for automobile photo inspections. Currently, PIANYPAC is diligently active in regards to the new cybersecurity regulations. Your contribution will help this and future efforts, including reforming the New York State Insurance Fund and repealing the Scaffold Law. You or your firm may make a donation to PIANYPAC. When you make a donation, your name (or your firm’s name if a corporate donation) will appear in PIANY publications to highlight your support, unless you choose to remain an anonymous donor. Please consider supporting PIANYPAC at any level of giving. Every dollar is vital in increasing our efforts to effect legislative change. Your generous donation will help to shape the future you want to live and work in, starting today. Support PIANYPAC today, click here.

   
 
 

News

Orrino named PIANY’s MetroRAP Industry Professional of the Year

PIANY presented Gino A. Orrino, CPIA, with its Industry Professional of the Year award at the annual Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program at the end of January. Orrino is principal of Orrino Capital Services LLC in Corona, N.Y. He also is an active past president of NY-YIP. More ...

 

10 reasons why an insurance career is great for millennials

1. There’s a job for your skills. 2. Insurance careers are sustainable. 3. Career advancement provides opportunities to learn. 4. Diversity is welcome. 5. Teamwork is unavoidable. 6. The work is not boring. 7. You will shape what insurance look like for years to come. 8. Insurance offers a flexible work schedule. 9. You’ll make a difference toward the common good. 10. Insurance is everywhere. More ...

 

Willis Towers Watson: Millennials are reshaping benefits packages

Here are the top-five trends in employer-sponsored health and well-being benefits in 2017: 1. Employers are moving away from one-size-fits-all health benefits to providing employees with more options to choose from so their individual needs can be met. 2. Most employers are adding or expanding voluntary benefits to appeal to younger generations. 3. More employers are introducing innovative technologies and tools into the benefit experience. 4. More employers are expanding the definition of well-being to include mental, emotional, social and financial health in addition to physical health. 5. A growing number of employers are using or considering private benefit exchanges to address the complexity of delivering personalized benefits to a multigenerational workforce.

 

Technology: A driving force in insurance distribution

Technology is bringing the insurance industry into the on-demand marketplace as customers expect quality and speed from all service providers, including insurance. To help insurance producers interact the way customers expect, PIA has launched its Buy-Button Initiative.

   
 
   
 

Leaders

   
 

President
Jason Bartow, Bartow Insurance Agency, Deer Park

First Vice President
Dina Bruno, The Main Street America Group, Wantagh

Vice President-Membership
Tim Madden, Myles Share & Associates, New York

Vice President-Programs
Tom Nofi, Lancer Insurance Co., Long Beach

Immediate Past President
Jennifer DeCristofaro-Lancer Insurance Co. Long Beach

Directors
Michael Ascher, AmTrust North America, New York
David Lande, JD, CIC, Total Management Corp., Hempstead

Long Island Regional Chair
Ian Sterling, SterlingRisk, Woodbury

New York City Regional Chair
Marshall Glass, Iroquois Group, Astoria

Hudson Valley Regional Chairs
Cameron Gilbert, George A. Bell & Son Inc., Pleasantville
Laura Murray, Allan M. Block Agency, Tarrytown

Utica/Syracuse Regional Chair
Ryan Kelly, NYCM Insurance, Edmeston

Buffalo Regional Chair
Ed Chadwick, Russell Bond Insurance Wholesalers, Buffalo

   
 
   
 

Annual sponsors

   
 

Platinum

Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc.

 

Gold

Interboro Insurance Co.
Lancer Insurance Company
The Main Street America Group

Parsons & Associates
Simon Agency N.Y.

 

Silver

Berkshire Hathaway Guard Insurance Co.
NYCM Insurance
P.W. Wood & Son
Price and Price Enterprises/Melwain Surety Bonds
Skeele Agency
Utica First Insurance Co.

 

Bronze

NIF Group
The Winfield Group

   
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