Yearly Archives: 2020

Join the Big ‘I’ for the Next ACT Meeting

​Registration for the next Agents Council for Technology Meeting, to take place on April 22 in Orlando, Florida, is now open. The meeting will be held immediately after the HawkSoft User Group (HUG) 2020 National Conference at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. Attendance is free for all Big "I" members, as well as supporting ACT carrier, vendor, user group and association members. Registration also details hotel and travel information. You don't have to be a tech expert to attend—it's your input on workflow improvements that are crucial to the conversation. Every ACT meeting is focused on providing education via an engaging and interactive agenda. Topics include:…

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NYAIP Governing Committee Needs Public Member Alternates

​The New York Automobile Insurance Plan​ has asked state insurance producer trade organizations to distribute the following message: Dear Producers,  Section 4 of the New York Automobile Insurance Plan (NYAIP) manual provides for the Department of Financial Services to appoint at least 4 public member alternates to the Governing Committee of the NYAIP.  At the request of the Department of Financial Services, the NYAIP is soliciting producer trade organizations for qualified producers (at least five years of work experience) who are interested in serving in the capacity of public member alternates on the NYAIP Governing Committee for the 2020 term.   Public members on the Governing…

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Big I NY Board Addresses Concerns with Travelers

​The Big I New York board of directors had a virtual meeting on January 23 with senior leaders at Travelers to address the compensation approach associated with the Quantum Auto 2.0 Value product.  Loree Toedman, VP of Personal Insurance Field Sales, Jeff Burke, Northeast Regional VP of Personal Lines for Travelers and other members of Travelers team were very responsive to meeting with the Big I New York board to address any concerns. The Travelers team provided background and rationale for their approach with the Quantum Auto 2.0 Value product.  The new product will be launched on February 16, 2020 and is intended to provide more competitive…

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