One of the greatest privileges in my role as PIANY president is representing our incredible community of insurance professionals. Over the past two months, I’ve had the opportunity to attend a series of events and meetings that truly showcase the breadth, diversity and strength of the insurance industry. [PHOTO CAPTION: (L-R) NYIA President Cassandra Anderson; New York state Assemblyman David Weprin, D-24; and PIANY President Jason Bartow]
In a major victory for insurance modernization and consumer protection, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul officially signed S.5331-A/A.4404-A into law—bring the Empire State into a new era of real-time insurance verification for motor vehicles....
ALBANY, N.Y.—PIA New York lauds Gov. Kathy Hochul for signing a major victory for insurance modernization and consumer protection into law—A.5331 establishes a statewide online insurance verification system to allow the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, law...
ALBANY, N.Y.—On Nov. 4, Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association elected its officers and directors for the 2025-26 administrative year. Kyle Burch, of W.H. Greene & Associates Inc., in East Aurora, N.Y., was elected president. Active in the association,...
What happens when your cloud provider goes down? If you were caught in the recent AWS outage, you already know the answer: websites crash, backend systems freeze, and clients are left wondering what’s going on. For insurance agencies, these disruptions aren’t just...
ALBANY, N.Y.—For the third consecutive legislative session, PIA New York saw its top legislative priority go from a proposal to a reality, as Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed historical A.112/S.4157, a bill that repeals outdated anti-arson application requirements across...
Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed S.4963/A.1572, legislation that would have required the New York State Department of Financial Services to establish standardized definitions for commonly used terms in personal- and commercial-lines insurance policies. While the...
For the third consecutive legislative session, PIANY saw its top legislative priority go from an idea to a reality. Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed A.112/S.4157, a bill that repeals the outdated anti-arson application requirements in New York City, the last municipality...
The New York State Department of Financial Services will see a change in leadership this October. Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris will step down after four years of service. Gov. Kathy Hochul has appointed Kaitlin Asrow as acting superintendent, effective Saturday,...
ALBANY, N.Y.—The New York Young Insurance Professionals elected officers and directors for 2025-26 during its annual business meeting. The NY-YIP officers installed were: Peter Conte of Honig, Conte, Porrino Insurance Agency in New York City will serve as president;...