IFNY Honors Sweitzer, Breslin and Seward: 275 Gather at New York's Historic Union League Club to honor Brandon Sweizter, Dean of the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, St. John's University and Senator Neil Breslin and Senator James Seward as the Public Service Awardees: Supt. Lacewell addresses audience; IFNY Interns present accomplishments.

* Nearly 275 insurance leaders joined in the Insurance Federation of New York's (IFNY) 105th Annual Award Luncheon honoring Brandon Sweitzer, Dean of the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, St. John's University, as he received the Federation's 2019 Free Enterprise Award. Senator Neil Breslin and Senator James Seward, who could not attend the event due to an illness, received the IFNY Public Service Award. New York Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services, the Hon. Linda Lacewell, addressed the insurance, reinsurance and financial services leaders present for the event, long considered one of New York's premier industry gatherings.

During the ceremonies, held at the Union League Club in Manhattan, the Federation renewed its support for the IFNY Summer Intern Program. Working with Boys Hope Girls Hope and Mary Lanning, insurance consultant and head of the charity, Yes!Solutions, IFNY arranges for inner city high school students to visit top corporate offices where they learn the business of insurance and its many segments. Over thirty high-achieving students have already "graduated" from the program.

IFNY honored two long serving Board Members, Steve Boon and Donald Gabay, who recently retired, with Resolutions recognizing their distinguished service. Each has served the organization for over 40 years and IFNY is profoundly grateful for their service and dedication.

The Free Enterprise Award's distinguished recipients are business leaders who have advanced business, often those in the business of insuring, espousing the highest ethical principles of free enterprise for which IFNY has stood for since 1913. Recent past recipients of this prestigious award include Dame Inga Beale, former CEO of Lloyd's of London, Gregory Case, Chairman of AON, Steve Kandarian, Chairman, President and CEO, Metlife, Inc.; Evan Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Chubb Group; Robert Benmosche, former President and CEO of AIG;J. Hyatt Brown, Chairman and CEO of Brown & Brown Insurance; and Donald Kramer, Chairman of ILS Capital LLC.

In presenting the award to Brandon Sweitzer, IFNY President Nick Pearson cited his personal accomplishments and the critical importance of the institution.

Mr. Sweitzer was named Dean of the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science of St. John's University in July 2011. He previously served as Chairman of the School's Board of Overseers for 10 years, and remains a board member. He is a board member of Fairfax Financial Holdings (Toronto, Canada) and several Fairfax group companies; and serves on the...