Stephen Johnson exemplified the attributes that earned him this award by beginning his acceptance speech with praise for this year’s recipients of the Trish Getty Scholarship award. He led an enthusiastic round of applause for Ashley Myers and Samantha String (both students at Saint Joseph’s University) and the prospect of a future in the insurance business that includes such … [Read more...] about AIRROC Person of the Year 2017 – Stephen J. Johnson
AIRROC Awards
AIRROC Person of the Year 2016: Bill Flaherty
Our process of writing a profile of the Person of the Year began, as it always begins, with an interview of our star, Bill Flaherty, and questions that lend themselves to a description of his career. But the storyline of Bill’s career is epitomized by the fact that this interview may be only the second time in his career he has been interviewed. The first was when he entered … [Read more...] about AIRROC Person of the Year 2016: Bill Flaherty
AIRROC Awards Trish Getty Scholarship: 5th Annual Award Recipient Taylor Stack
AIRROC presented the Trish Getty Scholarship to a very deserving Temple University student this year. The 5th Annual award recipient is Taylor Stack, who is a Senior majoring in Risk Management and Insurance. In presenting the honor, Ed Gibney shared some remarks from the namesake of the scholarship, former Executive Director Trish Getty. Although she wasn’t able to be there in … [Read more...] about AIRROC Awards Trish Getty Scholarship: 5th Annual Award Recipient Taylor Stack
Where Do Values Spring From?
In October 2014, AIRROC announced the third recipient of the Trish Getty Scholarship to a St. John’s University student. The annual award was established to honor the organization’s founding Executive Director. The 2014 honoree, Abigayle Claflin, and her grandfather recently met Trish for lunch… Abigayle Claflin, our 2014 recipient of the Trish Getty Scholarship Fund at St. … [Read more...] about Where Do Values Spring From?
AIRROC Awards Trish Getty Scholarship: At. John’s University Actuarial Science Senior Brian Kutza
For the fourth year, AIRROC awarded the Trish Getty Scholarship to a St. John’s University student. This year’s award recipient is Brian Kutza, who is a senior, majoring in Actuarial Science. In presenting the award, Marianne Petillo shared some remarks from the namesake of the scholarship, former Executive Director, Trish Getty. Although she wasn’t able to be there in person, … [Read more...] about AIRROC Awards Trish Getty Scholarship: At. John’s University Actuarial Science Senior Brian Kutza
AIRROC Person(s) of the Year 2015: Reliance Insurance Company in Liquidation
For the first time since the inception of the “AIRROC Person of the Year” Award, AIRROC has announced that this honor goes to a team of people — Reliance Insurance Company in Liquidation, arguably the largest Property & Casualty liquidation in history. Its distribution percentage to class (b) claimants has risen from 20% in December 2007 to 40%, with $381.6M distributed as … [Read more...] about AIRROC Person(s) of the Year 2015: Reliance Insurance Company in Liquidation