When independent insurance agents earn specialized designations, they elevate their skills to expert status on the national level. There are plenty of designations that insurance agents can earn, and the Certified Professional Insurance Agent designation through the...
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...
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...
PIACT members should take advantage of networking opportunities at Connecticut Convention. New York employers must comply with the NY HERO Act. And, PIA members can utilize PIA National member-benefits to expand their access to admitted and nonadmitted markets. Plus, you can read about state-specific industry news, compliance issues, advocacy updates, education opportunities, technical resources, information you may have missed and upcoming events in this issue of the Weekly Dispatch.
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...
Gov. Kathy Hochul ended New York state’s mask requirements for indoor public spaces on Feb. 10, 2022. However, counties and municipalities such as New York City still may choose to enforce their own orders, and businesses in the state still can require masks or proof...
New York cyber compliance certifications are due Friday, April 15, 2022. PIANY works to ensure members have continuing-education opportunities before April. And, cannabis safe harbor legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Plus, you can read about state-specific industry news, compliance issues, advocacy updates, education opportunities and upcoming events in this issue of the Weekly Dispatch.
In the commercial-lines insurance industry, insurance agents are responsible for staying abreast of their clients’ risks and exposures, on industry trends and on best practices for representing their agency, their carriers and their customers. Stay prepared When it...
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...
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...