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Part IV: Advocacy tips for calling elected officials, legislative staff

Part IV: Advocacy tips for calling elected officials, legislative staff

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Apr 15, 2022 | Advocacy

In previous articles, we have talked about ways you can engage with PIA National and PIA Northeast advocacy initiatives, how you can give your time to candidates and how you can give of your money. In this installment in our advocacy series, we will talk about what to...

Who will win the Democratic gubernatorial primary in New York state?

Who will win the Democratic gubernatorial primary in New York state?

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Apr 12, 2022 | Advocacy

2022 has already been an interesting year: changes in COVID restrictions, the reemergence of former Gov. Cuomo in the media, and a late budget, which included negotiations on many hot-button issues such as bail reform and the new Bills stadium. As we approach the June...

N.Y.: Republican gubernatorial primaries, who will come out on top?

N.Y.: Republican gubernatorial primaries, who will come out on top?

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Apr 12, 2022 | Advocacy

The pack of candidates looking to win the Republican gubernatorial primary this June is, as always, quite large. With no incumbent candidate in the party, the right to represent the party in the general election is wide open, a situation that always attracts many...

Part III: How to be an advocate, donating

Part III: How to be an advocate, donating

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Apr 8, 2022 | Advocacy

Giving your money If you don’t have the time to volunteer for a candidate, or you want to do more, you can always give money. Just like volunteering your time, there are multiple ways to make a financial impact in elections. First, you can donate to a political party....

N.Y.: PIANY priority bill to eliminate diligent-effort passes state Senate

N.Y.: PIANY priority bill to eliminate diligent-effort passes state Senate

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Apr 5, 2022 | Advocacy

A bill that would exempt agents from the diligent-effort requirement in certain circumstances passed the New York state Senate on Monday, with a 62-0 vote. The legislation (S.8128), which is sponsored by Sen. Neil D. Breslin, D-44, would eliminate the excess-lines...

N.J.: PIANJ-priority liability legislation passes state Senate

N.J.: PIANJ-priority liability legislation passes state Senate

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Apr 5, 2022 | Advocacy, Featured

The weather in March may come in like a lion and out like a lamb. But legislatively, March ended with a mighty roar as two of PIANJ’s priority bills passed the state Senate recently, both with 37-0 votes. Liquor liability insurance Legislation (S-775) sponsored by...

N.Y.: Possible changes coming to New York’s dog breed law

N.Y.: Possible changes coming to New York’s dog breed law

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Apr 4, 2022 | Advocacy

The New York state Assembly passed A.9284-A on March 30, 2022, with a 114-32 vote. This bill—sponsored by Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick, D-66—would be a chapter amendment to the 2021 dog breed law. It would close a loophole in the current law by prohibiting insurers...

Part II: How to be an advocate, giving your time

Part II: How to be an advocate, giving your time

by Katherine “Kat” Slye-Hernandez, Ph.D. | Apr 4, 2022 | Advocacy

One way to get involved politically is to volunteer your time on the political campaign of a candidate whom you support. The political campaign you support could be on three different levels, including: the local level with elections for town council or mayor,the...

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...

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