2018 NY-YIP Holiday Gathering

Scenes from the event


Nearly 60 insurance producers attended the New York Young Insurance Professionals last networking event of the year on Dec. 4, at the Black Forest Brew Haus in Farmingdale, New York.

This year, NY-YIP partnered with Jocelyn’s Operation Holiday Spirit, an organization that provides gifts for underprivileged children. Those who attended the NY-YIP Holiday Gathering picked up a child’s Christmas letter and brought an unwrapped toy to be donated to the charity. In addition to the gifts, this year’s event raised nearly $200 for the charity.

We’d like to thank Bartow Insurance, Burns & Wilcox, CMS LLC, The Main Street America Group and Western World for their generous sponsorship of this event.

Burns & Wilcox named NY-YIP Partner of the Year

(L-R) NY-YIP immediate past President Jason Bartow, AAI, CPIA; NY-YIP President Dina Bruno, CPIA; NY-YIP Vice President Anna Kodryanu, ARM, CPCU; and Jeff Diefenbach, senior vice president at Burns & Wilcox.


During the event, Burns & Wilcox received the NY-YIP Partner of the Year award. The company was honored for its support of young insurance professionals and the association throughout the year. NY-YIP Vice President Anna Kodryanu, ARM, CPCU, of Burns & Wilcox accepted the plaque at the event. Kodryanu was featured as one of Insurance Business Magazine’s Young Guns of 2018. The magazine highlights 54 bright prospects in the insurance industry under the age of 35.