Since its inception in 1913, the Insurance Federation of New York, Inc. (IFNY) has earned broad-based distinction as one of New York’s insurance industry’s most widely respected organizations, communicating ideas among all sectors of the industry and bringing public and private interests together for the benefit of all.
IFNY’s membership includes every segment of the insurance industry, including insurance companies, brokerages and agencies, law, accounting, consulting and other professional service firms. Our members have in common:
- A strong interest in the viability of New York as a sound economic environment for the industry;
- A shared concern for our profession; and
- A commitment to free enterprise and service.
IFNY’s annual calendar of events brings together the “best and brightest” in our field to ensure that industry intelligence is shared and that support for best practices in insurance business, law and regulation earns the understanding of leaders across the spectrum. The Federation invites its members to attend the Annual Fall Cocktail Reception and our popular “Breakfast With…” programs, featuring distinguished leaders in the insurance industry and regulatory communities. IFNY also sponsors educational seminars in cooperation with the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Insurance Law, as well as other organizations.
IFNY has added an exciting new division to our group called the IFNY Emerging Leaders. This division is made up of a diverse group of young professionals from all facets of the insurance and reinsurance industries. Its mission is to engage and develop the next generation of young, talented professionals in the insurance and reinsurance industries by providing members with networking events, mentoring opportunities, educational programs and charitable events planned throughout the year.
Membership in this group provides access to all IFNY events. Finally, IFNY caps off its year with the Annual Luncheon in November, where IFNY honors individuals whose significant achievements have been important to our industry and to the civic good with the Free Enterprise Award and the Mary Lanning Public Service Award. The event encourages attendees to reconnect with old acquaintances and make new ones.
IFNY also proudly notes the success of the IFNY Interns summer program. Federation members have given generously of their time and finances to support this program that reaches into the community to afford highly motivated teens from challenging backgrounds an in-depth opportunity to learn about the insurance industry and to consider a career in insurance or one of its allied fields. The IFNY Interns of today will be tomorrow’s industry leaders.
IFNY continues to provide its diverse members with extensive networking and educational opportunities. We hope that you will take advantage of the opportunity to participate in upcoming programs by becoming a member of IFNY. We are convinced that you will appreciate the concrete benefits of membership as a business leader in the New York State insurance industry.
For more than 100 years, the Insurance Federation of New York has been a force for communicating ideas among all sectors of the insurance industry, bringing public and private interests together for the benefit of all. The Insurance Federation of New York’s prestigious Free Enterprise Award—presented to some of history’s legendary entrepreneurs—continues to salute risk takers and leaders whose creativity and initiative has enabled the expansion of business throughout New York, across the country and around the world. In the insurance industry, it is the commitment and vision of these leaders that has created and refined the risk transfer mechanism to spur economic growth and contribute to personal financial security for countless millions. Also, our industry exists to protect the health and welfare of our insureds and those who depend upon them, and we proudly introduced a new award, the Mary Lanning Public Service Award, to recognize outstanding achievement in the public interest.
