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Let’s make our industry better together: Join PIANY’s District Office Visit Program

Let’s make our industry better together: Join PIANY’s District Office Visit Program

by Shirley Albright, CPIA, CISR | Jan 22, 2025 | Advocacy

PIANY is thrilled to kick off this year’s District Office Visit Program! This initiative is your chance to engage directly with state legislators—advocating for the issues that matter most to professional, independent insurance agents like you. Whether conducted...

PIACT’s legislative priorities for 2025: streamlining regulations, protecting consumers

PIACT’s legislative priorities for 2025: streamlining regulations, protecting consumers

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Jan 22, 2025 | Advocacy, Association, Featured

As we enter the 2025 legislative session, PIACT is sharpening its focus on advocating for reforms that will enhance efficiency, modernize outdated practices and provide better protections for insurance consumers throughout the state. Among the organization’s top...

Sen. Jamaal T. Bailey: Chairing the New York State Senate Insurance Committee

Sen. Jamaal T. Bailey: Chairing the New York State Senate Insurance Committee

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Jan 16, 2025 | Advocacy, Featured

Sen. Jamaal T. Bailey has been named chair of the New York State Senate Insurance Committee, a role that will position him to shape legislation affecting the state’s insurance industry. Representing New York’s 36th state Senate District since 2016, Bailey’s...

Infrastructure series: Transportation spending and its impact on insurance

Infrastructure series: Transportation spending and its impact on insurance

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Jan 8, 2025 | Featured, General News

The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021 represents one of the most significant investments in U.S. infrastructure in decades. Allocating $1.2 trillion over 10 years, the act emphasizes modernizing transportation systems, repairing aging...

Corporate Transparency Act: What agents need to know after recent court ruling

Corporate Transparency Act: What agents need to know after recent court ruling

by Shirley Albright, CPIA, CISR | Dec 19, 2024 | Featured, Technical

The Corporate Transparency Act became law on Jan. 1, 2021, and it officially took effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The legislation was introduced to enhance transparency in entity ownership structures to combat money laundering, tax fraud, and other illicit activities. It...

N.Y.: Hochul signs two PIA-priority bills into law 

N.Y.: Hochul signs two PIA-priority bills into law 

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Dec 16, 2024 | Advocacy, Featured

Only a few weeks after signing PIANY’s top legislative priority into law, Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken action on two other PIANY priority issues. The governor signed one bill to introduce parametric insurance into the state’s legal framework, and another bill to expand...

What PIA members need to know about the Corporate Transparency Act

What PIA members need to know about the Corporate Transparency Act

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Dec 3, 2024 | Featured, Technical

The Corporate Transparency Act is officially here, with significant implications for businesses nationwide. This new law aims to enhance corporate accountability by requiring certain companies to report their beneficial ownership information to the Financial Crimes...

Sen. Jamaal T. Bailey: Chairing the New York State Senate Insurance Committee

Governor signs PIANY’s windstorm bill into law

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Nov 22, 2024 | Advocacy, Featured

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed A.2866/S.4199 into law, authorizing the New York State Department of Financial Services to create a single, standardized definition of “windstorm” in homeowners insurance policies. This long-awaited legislation marks a significant...

Conn. election results: State-level highlights

Conn. election results: State-level highlights

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Nov 13, 2024 | Consumer-focused, Featured, General News

Connecticut’s recent state elections brought some changes to the Senate and House while leaving key leadership positions and party dominance intact. Although constitutional offices (governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, comptroller and secretary...

N.Y. election update: Status quo maintained

N.Y. election update: Status quo maintained

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Nov 13, 2024 | Consumer-focused, Featured, General News

In the recent New York state elections, both the Senate and Assembly experienced some notable changes, setting the stage for shifts in legislative dynamics when the Legislature reconvenes in January. Senate overview The New York state Senate Democrats successfully...

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