About Us
City Building Owners Insurance Program offers insurance programs for New York City apartment owners. Independent insurance agent and founder Stuart (Stu) Cohen is one of the premier insurance brokers for insuring small buildings in New York. He also leads the Somers Agency in Somers, New York.
With more than 30 years’ experience in New York City area insurance and real estate, Stu is the leading resource for owners of small apartment, condominium and co-op buildings in the New York metropolitan area. He is a licensed insurance agent, broker and consultant in the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Stu Cohen is an active member of:
- Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), a trade association representing more than 2,500 apartment-building owners in New York City's five boroughs
- Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)
- Small Property Owners Of New York (SPONY)
In addition to regular speaking engagements before co-op and condominium boards, he has spoken before the Small Property Owners of New York (SPONY), a non-profit self-help organization of small property owners.
Stu’s articles on insurance, real estate and risk management have appeared in the New York Housing Journal and the New York Real Estate Journal, among others. He earned his bachelor’s degree from what is now Binghamton University in New York (formerly the State University of New York at Binghamton - SUNY Harpur College) and has since been an active participant in continuing education in both real estate and insurance.
