In PIANY’s recent overview of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Transportation, Economic Development and Environmental Conservation budget proposals, we outlined several insurance-related measures that could affect the personal lines marketplace in New York state significantly....
New Hampshire’s vehicle inspection program is officially suspended. While the message to drivers is straightforward, the broader implications deserve a closer look from the insurance community. Recently, the New Hampshire Department of Justice and Department of...
In PIANY’s recent overview of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Transportation, Economic Development and Environmental Conservation (TED) budget proposals, we outlined several insurance-related measures that could affect the personal lines marketplace in New York state...
As New York state’s budget season gets underway, the familiar alphabet soup of Albany returns—none more important to insurance professionals than the Transportation, Economic Development and Environmental Conservation budget, better known...
Property/casualty insurance rarely gets the spotlight in a governor’s State of the State address. Most years, it’s a footnote—if mentioned at all. However, this year is different. Gov. Kathy Hochul put home and auto insurance front and...
As the 2026 legislative session begins in Albany, PIANY is once again advancing practical, meaningful reforms to improve the state’s insurance environment. PIANY’s priorities this year reflect the challenges independent agents are seeing in real time—outdated...
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...
District Office Visits are a key member benefit provided by PIA, designed to foster meaningful relationships between PIA members and state legislators. These strategic advocacy meetings, held either in-person or virtually with state legislators, allow PIA members to...
PIA Northeast has two state bipartisan political action committees—Agents Advocacy Coalition, the official PAC of PIANY and New Jersey PIAPAC. Each of these supports legislators and candidates from their respective state offices (such as the state Assembly and state...
Trends in the insurance industry have shown that carriers are raising rates, limiting coverages or pulling out of entire markets—often citing catastrophic losses tied to natural disasters. From wildfires in California and tornadoes in the Midwest, to hurricanes along...