NYIA Elects 2019 Officers and Board of Directors.

• Position: IN THE ASSOCIATIONS

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) announces the election of its 2019 officers and board of directors.

The following officers were elected for a one-year term ending Dec. 31, 2019:

Chair: Elizabeth Heck, president and chief executive officer, Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company, New York, N.Y.

First vice chair: Mark Prechtl, executive vice president and chief executive officer, Chautauqua Patrons Insurance Company, Jamestown, N.Y.

Second vice chair: Charles Makey, senior vice president, insurance operations, Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y.

Treasurer: Norman Orlowski, Jr., president/chief executive officer, Erie and Niagara Insurance Association, Williamsville, N.Y.

The following directors were elected for a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2021:

* Matthew Benedict...