Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, D-23, represents Broad Channel, Hamilton Beach, Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Ozone Park and the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. Audrey I. Pheffer—Pheffer Amato’s mother—held the same Assembly seat for 25 years. After Pheffer Amato’s...
PIANY priority legislation to address and curtail the issue of bait and switch in the auto insurance market has been reported out of the New York state Assembly Insurance Committee (23-0). The legislation, A.1809, would prohibit insurance carriers from rerating...
Legislation to streamline the process of placing commercial policies in the excess-lines market has passed the New York state Senate (63-0) on May 24. The bill (S.498A) would simplify the excess-lines affidavit that producing brokers must complete as part of the...
Sen. Matt Lesser, D-9, is the deputy majority leader in the Connecticut state Senate. He represents the 9th district, which includes the communities of Cromwell, Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield. Sen. Lesser is the chair of the Insurance and Real...
While I was looking at appliances in Home Depot this week, an announcement throughout the store warned shoppers that any house built before the 1970s still may have lead-based paint on the walls and posing a risk to residents. This risk extends to many houses across...
As many of you know, the federal government established the Paycheck Protection Program to help businesses with payroll and other operating expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PPP loan was designed to be forgiven, but what legislators did not take into...
As part of PIA’s Virtual Advocacy Day last week, PIANJ and NJYIP leaders met with staff from the offices of New Jersey’s congressional delegation. PIANJ and NJYIP leadership included the following: PIANJ President Steve Radespiel,PIANJ President-elect Mike DeStasio...
As part of PIA’s Virtual Advocacy Day last Wednesday, PIACT and CTYIP leaders met with staff members from the offices of Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Rep. John Larson, D-1, and Rep. Jim Himes, D-5. PIACT and CTYIP leadership included...
PIANY leaders met with their congressional representatives and staffers from the offices of 10 New York representatives from May 11-13. These meetings were part of PIA National’s PIA Advocacy Day. Discussions focused mainly around four key issues: flood insurance,...
PIANH President Lyle W. Fulkerson, Esq., and PIANH President-elect, Keith T. Maglia, met with representatives from each of New Hampshire’s congressional offices—including a thorough discussion with Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas—last Wednesday to discuss PIA’s federal...