Joseph Goncalves is the Executive Director of the New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal. Joe supervises the contract organizations that provide services to the Reciprocal and directs the communications, regulatory and strategic planning activities for the Board of Directors. NYSIR has 336 subscribers, approximately $75 mm surplus and is rated “A” by the A.M. Best Company. In April, 2002, The Board of NYSIR selected Joe to become Executive Director.
Prior to this, Joe was the President of the NYSIR service division of Wright Risk Management , a consulting company on Long Island specializing in the public sector. He was involved as a member of the start up team that formed NYSIR in 1989 and served as its first underwriting manager for the company. Joe joined Wright Risk Management in 1984.
Joe began his insurance career in 1979 with INA as a package underwriter and remained there until 1983. He became a Captive Underwriter for AFIA, dealing with multi-national large property captives ( including Firestone, 3M, Ford, GM, etc.).
Joe received the CPCU designation in 1984 and has has taught various CPCU courses and served as member of the CPCU grading panel.
YEARS OF INSURANCE & PUBLIC ENTITY EXPERIENCE
31
EDUCATION
MBA, Adelphi University
B.A., History/political science, Russell Sage College
Phone: 800-476-9747 Ext. 1468
Email: jgoncalves@scholarrre.org
