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N.Y.: PIA advocacy successful, Hochul signs CIDA chapter amendments

N.Y.: PIA advocacy successful, Hochul signs CIDA chapter amendments

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Mar 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Agency Management

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed S.7882-A last week, which adds chapter amendments to the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act (S.7052/A.8041), and amends the law to remove insurance applications from the list of insurance documents required to be turned over during civil...

Updated: CE changes in New York; PIA requests deadline extension

Updated: CE changes in New York; PIA requests deadline extension

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Feb 23, 2022 | Advocacy, Education, Featured

Last October, the New York State Department of Financial Services announced that it changed the continuing-education requirements for insurance producers who do business in New York. The new requirements include additional education that insurance agents and brokers...

N.Y.: A look at the Agents Advocacy Coalition—great advocacy continues

N.Y.: A look at the Agents Advocacy Coalition—great advocacy continues

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Feb 18, 2022 | Advocacy

A little over a year ago, your political action committee adopted a new name and look. What is now known as the Agents Advocacy Coalition, the Official PAC of PIANY was once the Professional Insurance Agents of New York Political Action Committee (PIANYPAC). With the...

Conn.: Legislative update: State budget in short session, 2022 state elections loom

Conn.: Legislative update: State budget in short session, 2022 state elections loom

by James Woulfe, Esq. | Feb 16, 2022 | Advocacy

This year has been characterized as the year when life could—hopefully—begin to assume some semblance of normalcy. However, for several reasons, 2022 is shaping up to be anything but a normal year in Connecticut state politics.   A short session, federal funding...

N.Y.: New York cyber-compliance certification due April 15

N.Y.: New York cyber-compliance certification due April 15

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Feb 8, 2022 | Advocacy, Agency Management, Featured

New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR 500) requires all insurance entities that hold a New York state insurance license—referred to as covered entities in the regulation—to file a certification of compliance with the New York Department of Financial Services...

N.Y.: Part IV: The governor’s role in law making

N.Y.: Part IV: The governor’s role in law making

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Feb 8, 2022 | Advocacy

Last time, we discussed how a bill moves through the legislative process, but that is not the end of the line. Just because a bill passes both chambers of the state Legislature, the bill is not guaranteed to become law. The final stop for a bill is the governor’s...

N.Y.: Chapter amendments for Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act, electronic delivery

N.Y.: Chapter amendments for Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act, electronic delivery

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Feb 2, 2022 | Advocacy

While year two of the 2021-22 New York legislative session is in full swing, the state Legislature passed several bills that are designed to amend laws passed at the end of the year one of the session. Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act Last month, PIANY reported...

N.Y.: A look at the Agents Advocacy Coalition—great advocacy continues

N.Y.: Legislature proposes new congressional, state Assembly and state Senate maps

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Feb 1, 2022 | Advocacy

Since the Independent Redistricting Commission was unable to compromise on final redistricting maps, the process is officially in the hands of the state Legislature. Last Thursday, Democrats who represent New York conferenced on the maps. They released congressional...

N.Y.: Updates on PIANY’s advocacy to make photo inspections optional

N.Y.: Updates on PIANY’s advocacy to make photo inspections optional

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Feb 1, 2022 | Advocacy

Now that the New York state Legislature is back in session, PIANY’s advocacy for the association’s legislative priorities is getting kicked into high gear—and that includes PIANY’s work to make private-passenger photo inspections optional. Through PIANY’s efforts,...

N.J.: DOBI proposes to amend CE regulations

N.J.: DOBI proposes to amend CE regulations

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Jan 31, 2022 | Advocacy, Education

The Department of Banking and Insurance began the process of amending to the state’s continuing-education regulations earlier this month. The DOBI sent an advance notice of rulemaking to PIANJ—as well as other stakeholders—outlining the amendments they are proposing....

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