The President and CEO of Thruway Insurance Brokers (Thruway), Elbert Shamsid-Deen, began his business as a captive insurance agent for New York Life Insurance Company in 1979. As a pioneer in the community, Elbert and his staff built an independent agency that first began operating in Harlem, NY in 2003. Thruway has built a satisfied residential and commercial customer base servicing clients in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and South Carolina. Thruway’s portfolio of residential, commercial and corporate clientele has grown for nearly three decades. Thruway Insurance Brokers is a full-service, client-centric, independent agency, providing an ever- expanding spectrum of insurance products, services and education in order to meet the full range of needs for their growing customer base.