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NYIA Elects 2016 Officers and Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION ELECTS
2016 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2016—The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) elected its 2016 officers and board of directors.
The following officers were elected for a one-year term ending Dec. 31, 2016:
- Chair: Steven Coffey, president and chief executive officer, Broome Co-operative Insurance Company, Vestal, N.Y.
- First vice chair: Elizabeth Heck, president and chief executive officer, Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company, New York, N.Y.
- Second vice chair: Mark Prechtl, executive vice president/CEO, Chautauqua Patrons Insurance Company, Jamestown, N.Y.
- Treasurer: Norman Orlowski, Jr., president/CEO, Erie and Niagara Insurance Association, Williamsville, N.Y.
The following directors were elected for a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2018:
- Elizabeth Heck, president and chief executive officer, Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company, New York, N.Y.
- Craig MacCormac, vice president, Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn.
- Raymond Waugh, associate vice president, business operation leader, Nationwide Insurance, Harrisburg, Pa.
- Matthew Benedict, president, Midstate Mutual Insurance Company, Auburn, N.Y.
The New York Insurance Association (NYIA®) is a state trade association that has represented the property and casualty insurance industry for more than 130 years.
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Contact: Cassandra Anderson
(518) 432-4227 or (518) 312-3315
canderson@nyia.org
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