In 2024, PIWA Merged with the New England Surplus Lines Association—Making it a Northeast Association.
On Nov. 4, Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association elected its officers and directors for the 2025-26 administrative year.
Kyle Burch, of W.H. Greene & Associates Inc., in East Aurora, N.Y., was elected president. Active in the association, Burch served as vice president in 2023-25; treasurer in 2021-23 and secretary from 2019-21.
Peter Burrous, of Johnson & Johnson in Charleston, S.C., will serve as vice president. Burrous has been on the board of directors since 2020, serving as secretary in 2021-2023 and treasurer from 2023-25.
Dennis Lee, CPCU, of Munich RE, New York, N.Y., will serve as treasurer. Active in PIWA, Lee has been on the board of directors since 2016. He served as secretary from 2023-25.
Paige Troy, AINS, AIS, of Johnson & Johnson in Charleston, S.C., will serve as secretary. Troy has been on the association’s board of directors since 2021, and was re-elected to serve for another two-year term.
Newly elected to serve on the board for a two-year term are:
- Jonathan Schwartz, AIC, AMIM, ARe, ARM, CPCU, CIRS, RPLU, WCP®, of Bridge Specialty
- Group, New York, N.Y.; and Joseph Farella, CPCU, CRIS, AU, ASLI, of AmWins Insurance Brokerage, Ramsey, N.J.
