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PIANJ Golf Classic 2024 raises $66,000 to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey

by Matt McDonough | Oct 2, 2024 | Featured, General News

The PIANJ and Special Olympics New Jersey 41st annual Golf Classic was held Sept. 23, 2024, at Maplewood Golf Course in Maplewood, N.J. [PHOTO CAPTION: (L-R) Former PIANJ Director Jocelyn Rineer, CIC, CLP, CIIP; PIANJ Director and Golf Co-Chair Casey Yarger, CIC, CRM; PIANJ Immediate Past President Connie Mahoney; PIANJ Director and Golf Co-Chair Walter Conroy; PIANJ President Andrew Harris, CIC, AAI, CISR; SONJ Athlete Tom Azilides; PIANJ Vice President Aaron Levine, CIC. Photo credit: Special Olympics New Jersey]

N.J.: The right to disconnect from work?

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Oct 1, 2024 | Featured, General News

The New Jersey state Legislature returned from summer break earlier this month, and legislators have wasted no time introducing legislation that could impact workers across the state. Introduced in the New Jersey Assembly on Sept. 23, 2024, A-4852, would...

PIANY-supported BI bill signed into law

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Sep 30, 2024 | Advocacy, Featured, General News

Gov. Kathy Hochul officially has signed bill A.10342 into law, expanding business interruption insurance coverage in New York state. The bill’s passage marks a significant step in redefining the scope of business interruption insurance by decoupling it from the...

PIANY-supported supplemental spousal liability amendments signed into law

by Shirley Albright, CPIA, CISR | Sep 30, 2024 | Advocacy, Featured, General News

The confusion surrounding supplemental spousal liability coverage in New York state, which began last year, has now been addressed. Gov. Kathy Hochul has officially signed legislation (A.9407-A/S.9021) into law, introducing important changes to SSL coverage in auto...

PIA Northeast goes to Washington, D.C.

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Sep 24, 2024 | Advocacy, General News

Independent insurance agents from across the country convened in Washington, D.C., Sept. 18-19 for the 2024 PIA National Federal Legislative Summit. With legislation impacting businesses and consumers at stake, agents met with members of Congress to ensure their...

NY-YIP Fall Soiree: Were you there?

by Matt McDonough | Sep 18, 2024 | Association, Featured, General News, YIP

Last week, the NY-YIP hosted its annual Albany Fall Soiree. This soiree was held in downtown Albany, N.Y., at the City Beer Hall. [PHOTO CAPTION FOR PHOTO TO THE RIGHT: (L-R) Angela Temple, Hopmeier, Evans, Gage; Harriet Thomas, United States Liability Ins. Co.; Jack...

A sustainable business model: Best practices

by Katie Brenneman | Sep 16, 2024 | Featured, General News

In the face of environmental challenges, businesses are responsible for reducing their carbon footprint. While the most emissions can be attributed to a small number of large corporations, the fact of the matter is that any business—big or small—contributes to waste,...

Infrastructure series: Bridge the gap: We need solid structures in a world without flying cars

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Sep 11, 2024 | Featured, General News

If science fiction has taught us anything, by 2024, we should have been cruising around in flying cars. Yet here we are, still relying on the same roads and bridges our ancestors built. While the dream of flying cars is still out of reach, one reality we must face is...

PIANH Symposium: An enjoyable evening for all

by Matt McDonough | Sep 10, 2024 | Featured, General News

The stars of the insurance industry were out for the annual New Hampshire Symposium on the evening of Aug. 29, 2024. Thank you to the sponsors and attendees for making this event a success. PHOTO CAPTION: (L-R) Kevin Lasante and Cate Tanzer from Merchants Insurance Group, PIA National Director and PIANH past President Lyle Fulkerson and PIANH Secretary/Treasurer Casey Hadlock

Millennials, Gen Z: Connect with the next generation of insurance

by Michael Streit | Sep 2, 2024 | Featured, General News

Millennials and Gen Z represent the largest generation in history, and both generations are a largely untapped market for the insurance industry. While the insurance world has been evolving, let’s face it, the processes can be clunky and cumbersome, which is not...

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