The Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association is a trade association representing insurance wholesalers that do business ... in New York. PIWA provides legislative and regulatory advocacy, networking opportunities, continuing education, industry outreach and more to these insurance wholesalers. Insurance wholesalers serve retail insurance producers with specialty and excess-lines markets. Additionally, associate membership is offered to specialty insurance carriers with which these wholesalers do business. The wholesale brokers and specialty companies are afforded the opportunity to be members of one central organization designed to address many mutual interests and concerns. read more