Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced last week that he signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act—also known as the NY HERO Act. The new law directs the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Health to create an enforceable health...
Every 10 years, the United States conducts a census to count all persons in the country as set forth, however vaguely, in Article 1, Section 2 of the United States Constitution. The 2020 census count found that New York state lost over 20 million people in the...
PIANY leaders participated in Albany Lobby Day, which took place virtually last week and this week. PIANY President John Tomassi, CPCU; President-elect Tim Dean; Vice President David Sidle II, CIC, CPIA; Treasurer Gary Slavin, CLTC, CIC; Secretary Richard Andrews,...
Sen. James Sanders Jr., D-10, introduced S.6407 in the state Senate this week. The bill—one of PIANY’s 2021 legislative priorities—would require the superintendent of financial services to establish uniformity in the triggering and operation of windstorm deductibles....
The Appellate Division Third Judicial Department of the New York Supreme Court ruled last week that amendments to Regulation 187—which created a suitability and best-interest standard for the sale of life insurance—were unconstitutionally vague. This is a...
PIANY-priority bill, A.6877, was reported out of the state Assembly Insurance Committee today. If it is signed into law, the bill—sponsored by Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, D-96—would allow carriers to waive the photo inspection of private-passenger automobiles...
Members of the he PIANY Regional Advisory Councils are meeting with their state Assembly members and senators as part of the Regional Advisory Councils’ Spring Into Advocacy event, May 18-28, 2021. State legislators from each region are invited to virtual meetings...
Networking is an important component of business. In the insurance industry, it’s key—for you, your agency and your insureds. The more people in the industry you know, the better. Networking can teach you how to be a better agent, it can give you ideas about how to...
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York state Legislature announced last week that the state has finalized a $212 billion budget for FY 2022—almost two weeks after the deadline. The budget invests in almost every sector of the state. Notable provisions include $2.4...
Recently, PIANY members have asked the association questions about default judgments from group self-insured trusts. When asking their questions, they tend to state: I thought those were behind us. The current issue When the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board...