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IMPORTANT NEWS OF NOTE
Richard Longueira, AAI
Tri-Lines Editor
MAY/JUNE 2008
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of an old friend from back in the
Aetna days, Bruce Letizia. Bruce was killed in an automobile accident in Connecticut on April
7th at the young age of 52. He is survived by his wife Stephanie and their two children,
Nicholas and Jennifer. Many of us remember Bruce as a very charming and personable man.
His insurance career crossed many paths, from Aetna and Travelers, to Hanover and finally to
the All Coverage Insurance Agency in East Hartford, where he was President.
April 11th saw the passing of Martin Greenfield at the age of 86. Marty was the founder of
NGL Insurance Group and was a member of Big I for over 40 years. While Marty had semiretired
a couple of years ago, he continued going to the office daily when he was in New York
or talking to the office daily while in Florida. His support for the insurance industry and its
agent organizations will be missed. He was a strong believer in the independent agency
system and supported both the Big I and PIA. Our condolences go out to his wife Lorraine,
his son Jeff and his daughter Jane as well as the rest of his family.
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Congratulations goes out to Vinny Alba for being only one of two agent leaders honored at
the Big I National Legislative Conference and Convention on April 3rd, 2008. Vinny received
the Barney Burns Award for his outstanding work as the New York InsurPAC chairman. The
award is named after former Big “I” President Barney Burns, who founded InsurPAC in 1975,
and served as chairman of its Board of Trustees until 1983. During these years, Barney
worked tirelessly to educate agents about the importance of being politically active and
contributing to InsurPAC. Vinny Alba was born in 1925 and served his country honorably
during World War II. He now serves the independent agency system as the New York
InsurPAC chairman. Since taking over as chairman, New York has more than doubled its
support of InsurPAC. Working with his state leadership, he implemented a charitable
matching funds campaign to increase InsurPAC participation. He personally contacts
hundreds of prospective donors via personal phone calls and hand-written notes every year,
and is a constant advocate for political involvement.
Congratulations to Steve Acunto and the CINN Group, Inc. on its acquisition of the Insurance
Advocate magazine. CINN had sold the Insurance Advocate to the National Underwriter back
in 2004. Under the leadership of Steve Acunto, Jr., the Insurance Advocate has improved its
look, timeliness and market penetration. CINN and the Acunto family look forward to
providing its 15,000 plus readership with continued excellence each and every week.
Buona Fortuna!
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