NEW YORK'S JOHN COSTELLO ELECTED TO CHAIRMANSHIP OF BIG "I" FOR 2022-23.

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I") installed New York's John Costello, vice president and construction practice member at USI Insurance Services in Rochester, as 202223 Big "I" chairman at the recent Big "I" Fall Leadership Conference in Niagara Falls, New York.

Costello has held numerous positions at both the state and national level for the Big "I." He is former chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York, past president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Monroe County and was the 1995 Monroe County Insurance Professional of the Year. He formerly served on the Big "I" Board of Directors and chaired the Big "I" Finance Committee. He was elected to the Big "I" Executive Committee in 2016.

"With his nearly 40 years of experience in the insurance industry, John's experience and commitment to the independent agency channel and the association will help guide Big T members through the opportunities and challenges ahead," says Bob Rusbuldt, Big "I" president and CEO. "We're grateful to have his leadership as the association...