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Robert Petrocelli named Council Vice President at New York Life

Written by NAIFA | 12/13/11 3:24 PM

New York Life Insurance Company has named Robert H. Petrocelli, Jr., as Council Vice President, an honor bestowed annually on the New York Life agent with the second-highest performance achievements in the company. As Council Vice President, Petrocelli is a leader of the company’s elite national field force composed of 11,900 licensed New York Life agents.

“Reaching the Council Vice President distinction at New York Life is an impressive achievement and recognizes Bob as one of company’s finest agents whose dedicated service practices are unparalleled. All of us in the New York Life family are proud of his outstanding accomplishment,” says Mark W. Pfaff, executive vice president, New York Life.

Petrocelli has represented New York Life for 32 years and is a member of MDRT and NAIFA. He is a registered representative and financial advisor whose business focus is meeting the financial needs of pre-retired and retired people, small businesses, and middle-income and high-net-worth families. He serves families and businesses throughout the New York area from his office in New York City. He lives in Rye, N.Y., with his wife Anne, and their son, Christopher.

“We always aim to over-deliver on the service side,” says Petrocelli. “We have clients say, ‘Am I your only client?’ It’s important that they know we’re always there for them. My priority is to treat my clients like I want to be treated.”