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1976
North Island Excess & Surplus, an Insurance Holding Company, was founded by Michael A. Orlando and incorporated in the state of New York.
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1978
North Island Facilities was formed in Great Neck, NY.
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1981
NIF Services of New York adds its first branch in Manhattan.
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1982
NIF Services of New England opens.
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1983
NIF Services of New Jersey becomes the 3rd branch office in the fall.
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1989
NIF Services of Mid-Atlantic is added to the Group.
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1990
NIF acquires Danmar Associates, which is combined NIF Services of NY. This acquisition helps define the future of NIF Group.
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1994
NIF PRO was formed this year as the specialty brokerage division within NIF Group, Inc.
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1995
NIF Group, Inc. purchases Flegenheimer Facilities, merges it with the Long Island office. In the same year, NIF Group, Inc. purchases Moore Excess, a Hudson Valley surplus lines wholesaler, and merges it into NIF Services of New York.
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1996
NIF Governmental Services was formed as specialty division underwriting large municipalities and special districts.
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1998
NIF acquires Adirondack Excess, and it becomes NIF Adirondack, located in Glens Falls.
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2001
NIF Group, Inc. proudly celebrates their 25th anniversary and is celebrated as one of the country’s largest and most respected independent Managing General Agent and Wholesaler.
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2007
NIF Group, INC. opens NIF Pacific in the Seattle suburb of Bothell Washington. This is NIF's first office on the west coast.
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2008
NIF acquires HDR Insurance Managers, a well-known underwriter of artisan contractors. HDR operates as NIF Insurance Services of California.