Often, PIA fields questions from its members about PIA’s political action committees. PIA Northeast has two state PACs—Agents Advocacy Coalition, the official PAC of PIANY and New Jersey PIAPAC. Each of them supports legislators and candidates from their respective...
Connecticut’s joint-favorable deadlines loom
Halfway through the 2021 regular session, many of Connecticut Legislature’s committees have finished their work, or are approaching their joint favorable deadlines—the date by which they must send bills out of committee with a joint-favorable report, which sends them...
PIANY-priority bills see action at the start of the legislative session
Each year, PIANY tackles legislation that its members identify as vital to the insurance industry, their clients and their businesses. They become PIANY’s legislative focus for the legislative session. In the first quarter of 2021, activity centered on these PIANY...
PIANY legislative spotlight: Assemblyman Cahill, D-103
Cahill, D-103 Assemblyman Kevin A. Cahill, D-103, represents the Hudson Valley, including New Paltz, Red Hook and Rhinebeck. Cahill is a graduate of SUNY New Paltz and Albany Law School, and has served in the state Assembly since 1992. Additionally, he has served as...
PIANY’s efforts against bait and switch
A growing trend in the personal auto insurance market is bait and switch. When insurance carriers practice bait and switch, it means that they are running motor-vehicle reports after binding auto policies, and changing the premium rate of the policy. Often, the...
A brief history of ‘step-down’ provisions
For the better part of 15 years, PIANJ has advocated for the elimination of what is colloquially known as a “step-down” provisions in automobile policies. A step-down provision appears in many automobile policies. It has the effect of reducing the amount of coverage...
Noncompete agreements bill reported out of committee
Legislation (A-1650) that would limit certain provisions in and the enforceability of noncompete agreements was reported out of the state Assembly Labor Committee on Feb. 24, 2021. The bill would restrict an employer’s ability to utilize noncompete clauses to protect...
PIANJ and Assemblyman McKeon discuss ‘step-down’ provisions
Members of PIANJ met with Assemblyman John McKeon, D-27, chairman of the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, yesterday to discuss the issue of step-down provisions in personal auto policies—one of PIANJ’s top legislative priorities. The...
Bills to affect carriers, UW restrictions pass N.J. Senate; UM/UIM coverage bill introduced
Adverse carrier bills pass state Senate. The New Jersey Senate Commerce amended legislation (S-1559), which would allow consumers to bring a “bad faith” lawsuit against insurers to remove certain recoverable expenses last week. This legislation passed the Senate...
A look at New Jersey state elections in 2021
“Well, it’s Groundhog Day … again.”—Phil Connors Fans of the movie Groundhog Day will appreciate this quote. For most of the 1 hour and 41 minute movie, Phil Connors, a fictional and cynical weathercaster, is forced to relive Feb. 2 (Groundhog Day) over and over...