Sterling is only member to receive the recognition two years in a row.
Woodbury, NY, August 3, 2021 — Ian Sterling, Director of Business Development at SterlingRisk Insurance (Woodbury, NY), has for the second consecutive year been named New York Member of the Year by the New York Young Insurance Professionals (NY-YIP), a statewide professional development association affiliated with Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of New York State Inc. Sterling was presented with the New York Member of the Year Award at the NY-YIP Golf Open held August 2, 2021, at The Mill River Club in Oyster Bay, New York. Additionally, the association had selected SterlingRisk Programs as Agency Partner of the Year. SterlingRisk Programs used the occasion to unveil its new name, Bolton Street Programs.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by an organization that encourages and promotes today’s young insurance professionals,” observed Sterling, an NY-YIP board member since 2017. “I am particularly gratified that NY-YIP is also honoring SterlingRisk Programs, which has rebranded this summer as Bolton Street Programs. Year after year, our agency nurtures those starting out in insurance, from college interns to dedicated young people embarking on their careers. Like NY-YIP, we help these men and women see a path forward in the industry, providing the direction necessary to succeed.”
According to Sterling, membership in NY-YIP is open to all categories of insurance professional, including carrier, agent, and adjuster, as well all positions, from producers, marketers, and administrative assistants to CSR’s and agency principals.
“As New York Member of the Year, I look forward to helping NY-YIP develop members from across New York and Long Island,” concluded Sterling. “I encourage everyone to become active in the group, get to know their peers in the industry, and forge new and lasting friendships.”
More information on membership is available by contacting Ian Sterling at 516-719-8809 or isterling@boltonst.com. For more information on NY-YIP, visit www.younginsuranceprofessionals.org.
About NY-YIP
NY-YIP is an organization dedicated to the professional and personal growth of newcomers to the insurance industry and an affiliate of Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc., a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies, brokerages and their employees throughout the state.




