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N.Y.: Top PIA-priority legislation passes state Assembly

N.Y.: Top PIA-priority legislation passes state Assembly

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Mar 31, 2022 | Advocacy, Featured

The New York state Assembly passed A.6877—sponsored by Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, D-96—yesterday. This bill is one of PIA’s top legislative priorities, and it would allow insurance carriers to waive the photo inspection requirement when clients purchase physical...

N.Y.: Defining windstorms in New York homeowners insurance

N.Y.: Defining windstorms in New York homeowners insurance

by Clare Irvine, Esq. | Mar 30, 2022 | Advocacy, Association

Each summer, meteorologists watch the weather over the Atlantic Ocean carefully for any signs of hurricanes forming and they determine if the storm gets big enough to earn a name. While the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines a hurricane as, “violent storm with very...

N.Y.: PIA-priority excess-lines legislation passes state Senate

N.Y.: PIA-priority excess-lines legislation passes state Senate

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Mar 24, 2022 | Advocacy, Featured

A bill (S.8127) that would simplify the process for placing business in the excess-lines marketplace passed the state Senate (62-1) yesterday. The legislation—sponsored by Sen. Neil D. Breslin, D-44—would reduce excessive reporting requirements. Currently, before...

N.Y.: Absentee voting, a how-to

N.Y.: Absentee voting, a how-to

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Mar 21, 2022 | Advocacy

Are you unable to get to the polls on Election Day? Did you know that you always can vote before Election Day through an absentee ballot or utilize your county’s early voting window? Both options are open to all voters in New York. Early voting Early voting is a...

N.Y.: Part V: Rule making and executive agencies

N.Y.: Part V: Rule making and executive agencies

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Mar 9, 2022 | Advocacy

In this final installment of our series about how a bill becomes a law in New York state, we are going to talk about the final stage of the process: rulemaking. Most people think that when a bill passes both chambers of the state Legislature and it is signed by the...

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...

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...

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