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N.J.: Stay updated on pay-to-play changes

N.J.: Stay updated on pay-to-play changes

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Mar 1, 2024 | Education, Featured

There were sweeping changes for New Jersey’s campaign-finance and pay-to-play laws in 2023. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Elections Transparency Act, P.L. 2023, c. 30, into law on April 3, 2023, and later he signed Executive Order 333 into effect on June 15,...

N.Y.: Risk retention placement reports due March 15

N.Y.: Risk retention placement reports due March 15

by Shirley Albright, CPIA, CISR | Feb 15, 2024 | General News

New York State Insurance Law Section 5904 requires producers placing New York state business with risk retention groups not chartered in the state to report this business by Friday, March 15, 2024. To comply with New York State Insurance Law Section 5904(c), if a...

N.Y.: Chapter amendments made to PIA-priority ‘bait-and-switch’ law

N.Y.: Chapter amendments made to PIA-priority ‘bait-and-switch’ law

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Feb 13, 2024 | Advocacy, Featured, Technical

In 2023, PIANY fiercely advocated for passage of legislation that would increase consumer protections during the automobile insurance underwriting process. PIA was successful in its efforts when New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law S.5764-B, which takes aim at...

In review: New Jersey’s legislation session 2022-23

In review: New Jersey’s legislation session 2022-23

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Feb 7, 2024 | Advocacy, Featured, Technical

While PIANJ may have faced challenges in advancing the association’s top priority—a ban on the use of step-down provisions in personal auto policies—your association’s efforts during the 2022-23 session were not in vain. The organization has seen widespread success in...

In review: New Jersey’s legislation session 2022-23

N.J.: Trio of insurance-related laws signed

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Jan 18, 2024 | General News

At the end of the 2022-23 legislative session in New Jersey a series of insurance-related bills that will impact personal- and commercial-lines clients were signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy. These bills range from mandating safety measures in housing construction,...

Understanding insurance requirements for home-elevation contractors in New Jersey 

Understanding insurance requirements for home-elevation contractors in New Jersey 

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Jan 10, 2024 | General News

In the world of home renovations, raising a house 10 feet off the ground is no easy task. This ambitious undertaking not only demands expertise in engineering and construction, but it also necessitates strict adherence to insurance regulations—especially in New...

Where the legal risks lurk in human resources: Reduce the risk of wage-and-hour violations

Where the legal risks lurk in human resources: Reduce the risk of wage-and-hour violations

by Vanessa Matsis-McCready | Jan 9, 2024 | Agency Management, General News

As an employment lawyer and human resources expert spending my career working with businesses of various sizes, I believe the single most important thing employers can do is make sure they are handling their employees’ wages properly. When people’s livelihoods are...

Premium trust accounts and commissions

Premium trust accounts and commissions

by Danielle Caswell, Esq. | Jan 8, 2024 | Featured, General News

On the most basic level, choosing a career as an insurance producer means having the opportunity to sell insurance products to clients. However, deciding to become an insurance producer also means signing up for a heightened level of responsibility, which means acting...

N.Y.: PIA-priority ‘bait-and-switch’ becomes law 

N.Y.: PIA-priority ‘bait-and-switch’ becomes law 

by Bradford J. Lachut, Esq. | Dec 26, 2023 | Advocacy, Featured

For years, PIA has fought for increased consumer protections during the automobile insurance underwriting process. PIA won a major victory in that fight today when New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law S.5764B, which takes aim at the harmful bait-and-switch...

N.Y.: Risk retention placement reports due March 15

New Updates to New York Labor Law Section 201-d

by Danielle Caswell, Esq. | Nov 20, 2023 | Featured, General News, Technical

In a continued effort to make New York a worker-friendly state, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed A.6604/S.4982 into law, which amends the state’s labor law by further protecting employee freedom of speech and consciences. It does so by prohibiting employers from having the...

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