The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. elected officers during the association’s annual convention last week at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Following are the new officers who will lead PIACT in 2007-2008.
President: Christopher Wilson, of Bristol. Wilson is general manager for C.V. Mason & Co. in Bristol, Conn;
President-elect: James Goodman, of Shelton. Goodman is president of Goodman Insurance Inc. in Shelton, Conn.;
Vice president: Michael F. Keating, of W. Hartford. Keating is president of Michael J. Keating Agency Inc. in W. Hartford, Conn.;
Vice president: Howard Olderman, of Milford. Olderman is president of The Olderman and Hallihan Agency Inc. in Ansonia, Conn.;
Treasurer: James Berliner, of Danbury. Berliner is managing member of Berliner Fitelson Insurance LLC in Bridgeport, Conn. and president of Berliner-Gelfand & Co. Inc., also of Bridgeport; and
Secretary: Timothy Russell, of Sandy Hook. Russell is president of The Russell Agency LLC in Southport, Conn.
John DiMatteo, president of A.A. DiMatteo Insurance Service Center with offices in Trumbull, Orange and Bethany, Conn. will serve as immediate past president.
PIACT is a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies, brokerages and their employees throughout the state.
Source: PIACT


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