PIA Northeast’s recently promoted Director of Sales Stephanie Y. Smith, CISR, CPIA (far right), pictured with (L-R) Utica National’s Cullen Stevens, executive commercial lines NB underwriter; Jen Stein, E&O commercial lines underwriting specialist; and Mark Angelucci, senior vice president specialty casualty leader, at the Utica National E&O State Sales & Appreciation Conference from Oct. 18-19, at the Sheraton Chicago O’Hare, in Chicago, Ill.
The findings of this year’s PIA Market Trends Survey have indicated that the insurance industry is in a hard market cycle. Now, let’s look at how the professional insurance agents who took the survey responded regarding changes in insurer and underwriting behavior,...
Professional insurance agents may be aware that the insurance industry is amid a hard market. This means you also may have noticed that your insureds’ premiums have risen, and insurance coverage is more restricted, among other changes. PIA Northeast conducted a survey...
PIANJ held its 40th Annual Golf Classic Oct. 2, 2023, to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey, at TPC Jasna Polana, in Princeton, N.J. The PIANJ Golf Classic—in partnership with the PIANJ Women’s Leadership Alliance—was proud to present Special Olympics New Jersey with...
The NJYIP 39th Annual Fun Run was held on June 6, 2023, on the Boardwalk outside the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. It was part of the Annual Conference hosted by PIANJ and PIANY. Over 70 runners participated in this year’s event—and fundraisers and sponsors...
Some 1,500 insurance professionals gathered at the Annual Conference hosted by PIANJ and PIANY, at the Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Atlantic City on June 4-6, 2023. Those who wanted to grow their relationships and industry connections; energize their businesses; and...
The nearly 300 insurance professionals who attended PIANY’s Long Island RAP on April 27, 2023, at the Crest Hollow Country Club, in Woodbury, N.Y., were able to network, learn and discuss the issues affecting the insurance industry, and earn continuing-education...
PIACT held its annual Connecticut Convention at the end of March—returning to the Hartford Marriott Downtown. The event featured hundreds of agents, company representatives, exhibitors, and more industry professionals from Connecticut. Excitingly, the Connecticut...
Some 150 insurance professionals attended PIANY’s first-ever Capital RAP. The event was held Oct. 25, 2022, at the Capital Center, Albany. Scores of attendees learned from insurance industry leaders on how to navigate an ever-changing insurance landscape. Presidential...
For the first time in three years, some 1,500 insurance professionals from New Jersey and New York gathered, live and in-person at a new location—the Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Atlantic City—for two-and-a-half days for the return of the Annual Conference hosted by...