N.Y. IIAA To Hold 120th Annual Meeting

NU Online News Service, May 9, 11:28 a.m.EST?The Independent Insurance Agents Association of NewYork announced its 120^th annual meeting and leadershipconference will be held May 16 and 17 in Rochester, N.Y. at theHyatt Regency Hotel.

The theme of this year's meeting will be "Ensuring the Successof Local Associations, One Relationship at a Time," the Syracuse,N.Y.-based association said.

Peter van Aartrijk, managing director of The van Aartrijk Group,LLC, based in Springfield, Va., will be the keynote speaker. For 18years, he has worked in various communications roles for majorinsurance organizations and has developed a wide range ofexperience in many aspects of the industry.

Mr. van Aartrijk has appeared on CNN, CNBC and Fox News, and hasbeen quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USAToday, Kiplinger's and other national press, discussing insuranceissues. Currently, Mr. van Aartrijk's firm is developing aneducational curriculum on brand marketing that will be presentedlater this year to IIAANY members.

For more information contact Laurie Sutherland (800) 962-7950,ext. 213, or e-mail her at [email protected].