PIA’s Company Representation Survey: Congratulations to our winners

September 25, 2024

PIA Northeast would like to congratulate the following individuals for winning the drawing from our recent PIA Northeast Company Representation Survey:

  • David Gazaway Jr., Allied Insurance Agency Inc., Bow, N.H.;
  • Tom Massotti, High Ridge Agency, Stamford, Conn.;
  • John Erickson, Morning Star Insurance Agency Inc., Hawthorne, N.J.; and
  • John D. Nichols, Nichols Pond Insurance Agency, Walton, N.Y.

Did you return your survey?

If not, please take a few minutes to complete the personalized survey and return it to PIA’s Industry Resource Center. It can be emailed to resourcecenter@pia.org, faxed to (888) 225-6935 or mailed to PIA, P.O. Box 997, Glenmont, NY 12077-0997. If you need another copy to update, contact PIA’s Industry Resource Center at resourcecenter@pia.org.

Be the first to hear news affecting your agency’s carriers

Your survey results allow PIA Northeast to keep you informed on company activities that have a direct impact on your agency (i.e., carrier market withdrawal, an insurer insolvency, a merger or acquisition, or a new company contract).

Best of all, you will receive email alerts if any of your represented carriers have their AM Best rating or outlook changed through our PIA Company Rating Tracking Service. Please note: This alert service is a product of PIA, and is not affiliated with any service provided by AM Best Co.

Shirley Albright, CPIA, CISR
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Shirley Albright, CPIA, CISR, joined PIA in 1983 and has worked in many facets of the association over the years. In 1995, she was an integral part of establishing the Industry Resource Center to include the development of the software system to record and track all incoming and outgoing inquiries. She quickly moved from industry resource representative to assistant director and eventually to her current position as director. Currently, Shirley oversees the daily operations of the Industry Resource Center to include the triage of thousands of incoming member inquiries. Her other accomplishments include obtaining her New York state property/casualty broker’s license, CPIA and CISR designations.

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