Yearly Archives: 2020

On Our Mind… A Preview of CE This Fall

By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development CoordinatorJust like a lot of people, I am missing going to the movies.  I love all of it.  The popcorn, the reclining seats, the actual movie and the previews.  I love the previews.  I wanted to take this opportunity to offer you some Big I NY education previews.  We have some great classes coming up and some great opportunities for you to obtain CE credits.  Also, in case you were not aware, the DFS has extended “the suspension of the requirement that a monitor be present to complete producer continuing education and pre-licensing course exams online for…

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3 Things Your Agency Can Do Today for a Better Tomorrow 

​We are now in our sixth month of the COVID-19 Era, with little hope for an early end. Social distancing and masks will continue to be parts of our lives for now. The changes that seemed shocking to insurance agencies in March have now become Just The Way Things Are.   But people are still buying homes (there were almost 22,000 closed and pending sales in New York in June,) cars (auto sales were at an annual pace of 14.5 million units in July,) and businesses are hiring back some workers, though not as quickly as they shed them in the spring. Commerce is continuing as much as it can during a time…

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Here’s What To Do If the DFS Emailed You About Cybersecurity

​​A lot of members have been contacting us today about emails they received from the NYS Department of Financial Services about the Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies regulation. These emails stated that the recipient had not filed the Certification of Compliance required by the regulation. The deadline for submitting the certification was June 1, 2020. If individuals within your agency got these emails, here are some possible explanations and steps you can take:If it appears that the email was addressed to you as an individual, it is very possible that you inadvertently checked incorrect boxes when you filed the Notice of Exemption for your individual license…

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