Christine Chipurnoi, MS, CPCU, RPLU

For over 40 years, Christine has been instrumental in developing, placing and maintaining insurance programs for sophisticated clients. She specializes in property, casualty, professional and loss-sensitive insurance programs with special expertise in real estate, construction, hospitality and non-profits. She is an active member of USI National Real Estate, Construction and Hospitality Practice Groups and leads one of the top teams in the nation.

Christine serves as the President/CEO of CREW Network Foundation and has served on the Global Board of Directors of CREW Network (2019-20) and the 2015 President of CREW New York, globally is the largest professional organization for women in Commercial Real Estate. CREW’s mission is to transform the commercial RE industry by advancing women globally. CREW offers unparalleled opportunities in business development, leadership opportunities and networking in the local market & globally across the 12,000-member base.

Since 2014, Christine has served on the Board of Directors and the Audit/Finance Committee for Housing and Services Inc., a non-profit that provides permanent supportive housing & related services for the chronically homeless population in NYC. HSI develops and sustains exceptional supportive and affordable housing with integrated social services to advance the health and well-being of New Yorkers who are vulnerable to homeless seniors, veterans, mental illness, HIV/Aids and chronic homelessness New Yorkers.

Christine also served as the President of the Insurance Brokers Association of New York (IBANY) from 2012-2014; in 2012, after a decade of board service, she became IBANY’s 1st Female President in its 117 years. IBANY represents the interests of New York’s leading insurance brokers by actively supporting legislation and political activities that are in the members’ common interest, fostering advocacy, professional development & networking opportunities.

As Adjunct Faculty for the Practicing Law Institute & guest lecturer at NYU Graduate School of Hospitality, Akerman LLP and the Zicklin School of Business, as well as guest speaker at the New York City Bar Association, Christine regularly speaks on a multitude of insurance-related topics. She also provides insurance education at major law firms & accounting firms. She is an active mentor for USI, WX, and CREW Network Global Mentoring programs.

She is involved in many real estate and insurance industry groups & volunteers for several philanthropic organizations, including NEW (Non-Traditional Employment for Women), the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, CREW Foundation and the St. Francis Food Pantry.