Yearly Archives: 2020

2020 Big ‘I’ Legislative Conference Registration Now Open

​It's that time of the year! Online registration is now open for the Big “I" Legislative Conference, to take place May 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Your members don't want to miss the premier event for independent agents and the opportunity to speak to federal legislators with a unified voice. Early-bird registration pricing ends Friday, March 6. Hotel accommodations always sell out fast, so don't delay in making guest room reservations.​ Source

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ACORD Updates Watercraft Insurance Application

​ Insurance standards-setting organization ACORD ​has published an update to its application for Watercraft Insurance. The new edition is for use on and after March 1, 2020 and replaces the March 2016 edition. ACORD said the new form ACORD 82 (2020/03), Watercraft Application, contains updated fraud warnings for the states of Kansas and New York. The New York wording has also been moved to the place immediately above the insured's signature line. Other changes to the form are semantic or related to formatting.​  Source

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On Our Mind: Giving Back

​​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​ According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 24.9% of the U.S. population over the age of 16 volunteered at least once in the past year. In 2011, this percentage was 26.8%, and in 2005 it was 28.8%.  I have personally experienced this with a local insurance industry group- The Utica CPCU Society. For the past few years we have had the same small group of people volunteering to be officers and to help with events and activities. We have also experienced a decrease in attendance at our regularly scheduled meetings. This is both…

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