Lawley’s Holender Elected President of Professional Insurance Agents of NY (PIANY)
Fred Holender has served on PIANY’s board of directors since 2013 and as president-elect in 2016-2017
Buffalo, NY (Sept. 19, 2017) – Lawley’s Fred Holender, CLU, CPCU, ChFC, MSFS, was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York Inc. (PIANY), at a meeting of the association’s board of directors on September 13th, 2017. Holender is director of administration at Lawley, one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the United States according to Business Insurance.
A member of PIANY since the 1970s, Holender has served on the board of directors since 2013 and served as president-elect in 2016-17 and vice president in 2015-16. He also is vice president of the Government Affairs and Nominations Committees and is a member of the Executive/Budget & Finance and Member, Benefits and Services Committee and the PIANYPAC Governing Committee. He also is chairperson of the association’s Buffalo Advisory Council, and primary coordinator of PIANY’s Legislative district office visits. In 2016, Holender received PIANY’s Director of the Year award in recognition of his hard work and dedication as a member of the association’s board of directors who has contributed remarkable time and talent to help support the association and its many programs.
“Fred continues to represent not only Lawley and other insurance professionals, but the best interest of New Yorkers through his leadership at the state level through PIA,” said Bill Lawley, Jr., Principal. “We’re honored to have Fred here at Lawley both for our clients and others in the insurance industry.”
Active in the industry, Holender is a member of PIA National’s Cybersecurity Task Force. He also is a member of the New York State Insurance Fund Advisory Council.
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About PIANY
PIANY is a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies, brokerages and their employees throughout the state. To find out more, visit www.pia.org/NY.
About Lawley
Lawley is a privately-owned, independent regional insurance firm specializing in property, casualty and personal insurance, employee benefits and risk management consulting and ranked among the 100 Largest Insurance Brokers in the U.S., according to Business Insurance magazine.
For over 60 years, Lawley’s team of more than 350 associates have developed customized property, casualty, surety and benefits insurance programs for businesses and municipalities of all sizes along with personalized protection for individuals and their families. Lawley is consistently recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by Buffalo Business First.
Headquartered in Buffalo, NY, Lawley has branch offices across New York in Amherst, Batavia, Fredonia, Mahopac, Plainview, Purchase and Rochester along with Darien, Connecticut and Florham Park, New Jersey. To find out more, visit lawleylnsurance.com.
