Member Benefits

NYIA’s core purpose is to advocate and educate on behalf of our members and to be the resource of choice for property and casualty issues. NYIA has taken a leadership role in monitoring and shaping the state’s legislative and regulatory environment of the property and casualty industry. In addition, the association has established a substantial and successful Political Action Committee.

NYIA produces a variety of timely, informative publications available to all members. Members have the ability to customize their membership to their preferences, so the information received from NYIA is specific to the needs of each member.

NYIA offers a variety of programs and services to members, including an annual conference, an annual meeting, educational programs, forums with key public policymakers and industry experts, and group discounts for publications, subscriptions and reporting mandates.

Our goal is to better educate the public and decision makers about insurance issues while working to improve the image of the industry. We offer a comprehensive statewide program publicizing NYIA’s perspective through a variety of public relations and marketing initiatives.

NYIA is seen as an expert on New York insurance issues and regularly receives inquiries from media outlets resulting in coverage in New York, national and trade publications.

We offer numerous benefits to reinsurer and subscriber members to assist them with their marketing efforts, including advertising in our publications at a discounted price, sponsorship of our events, writing informational articles for our magazine, presenting on educational topics, a reduction in the fee to attend and/or exhibit at the Annual Conference and attending other events either complimentary or at a discounted price.

NYIA is a great mechanism for networking with decision makers in the property and casualty field. Our Annual Conference is widely considered as the premier New York property and casualty event of the year.

1. The prospective member must first complete and submit the required online membership application form and acceptance of bylaws.
2. Upon receipt of the completed online form, association staff will submit the application to the membership committee for review and approval.
3. The membership committee must approve the application for membership; and
4. Following committee approval, the association staff shall send written notice to each member of the board of directors stating that the application has been received, approved, and recommended by the membership committee; and
5. Unless one or more director(s) notifies association staff within ten days after the written notice is sent that they wish to have the application considered at a regular or special meeting of the board of directors, the application shall be deemed approved effective the eleventh day after the notice is sent; and
6. If one or more director(s) notifies association staff within the ten-day period that they wish to have the application considered at a regular or special meeting of the board of directors, the application shall not be approved unless and until the board of directors votes to approve the application for membership.

If you have any questions, please contact Sue Dawes at sdawes@nyia.org.