Richard White

IFNY Treasurer

CEO, ShelterPoint Life Insurance Company

Richard A. White is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Shelterpoint Group, Inc. (SPG) an insurance holding company. He is also CEO of SPG’s two wholly owned subsidiaries, ShelterPoint Life Insurance Company, a New York domiciled life and health insurance company based in Garden City, NY, as well as ShelterPoint Insurance Company a Florida domiciled life and health insurance company. Mr. White joined the company in 2009 as Chief Executive Officer. ShelterPoint is the largest insurer of both Disability Benefits Law (DBL) insurance and Paid Family Leave (PFL) insurance in the State of New York, with over 184,000 employer groups and covering 1.9 million insured employees for both DBL and PFL. The company is licensed to provide various other employee benefit products in New York and 48 other states. ShelterPoint has a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) from A.M. Best and A- from Standard & Poor’s. For 2017, 2018 and 2019 Shelterpoint was selected to the Ward’s 50 Benchmark Group of life-health insurance companies for outstanding achievement in the areas of safety, consistency and performance. ShelterPoint was accorded the distinction of Insurance Team of the Year 2017, by the Insurance Advocate magazine for “…it’s exceptional education of the producer force and the public regarding New York’s Paid Family Leave Laws.”

Mr. White has over 35 of experience in creating and implementing effective strategies for business growth, diversification, product development, sales expansion and operational excellence for several leading insurance companies.

Mr. White earned a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska, and holds certificates in Marketing Management from Columbia University and Organizational & Executive Coaching from New York University.

Mr. White serves as a member of the board of directors of The Insurance Federation of New York, a membership organization that supports and promotes the insurance industry in the State of New York and beyond. He also serves on the board of directors of the Life Insurance Council of New York the principal voice of the life insurance industry in New York.

Mr. White resides in Woodbury, New York, with his wife, Paula, and their two daughters.

ShelterPoint Life Insurance Company
1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 475, Garden City, NY 11530
tel: (516) 829-8100   fax: (516) 504-6412   email: rwhite@shelterpoint.com