Yearly Archives: 2021

Relay continues to put brokers first with the launch of I5 Affinity

A guest post by Support New York member Relay Platform​.If you have not offered an insurance Affinity Program before, the time is now.Brokers – your small business clients are struggling with a variety of new problems; navigating and implementing virtual workforces, events, covering payroll while trying not to cut costs, etc. The pandemic has shined a spotlight on the value and importance of insurance and in tandem it has created a unique opportunity for professional associations to offer relevant insurance coverage for their members through Affinity Programs.Why should you care? The insurance industry is facing a problem of supply and demand and Affinity Program partners…

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3, 2, 1 With Sue Keegan: Vaccines, Cyber Threats, and Fat Bears

​By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager3 ThingsDon't miss our GearUP! Vaccines, Masks, Mandates-What's An Employer TO DO?, scheduled for next Tuesday, 10/12/2021.  Join us for a panel discussion, moderated by our own Tim Dodge, on what members can and cannot do as employers regarding COVID.  The panel will be led by attorney John Valentino, Big I NY Chair of the Board Ron Brunell, Big I NY Regional Director David Borg, and Big I CT Chair of the Board Melissa Gatto.Our upcoming Webinar Wednesday – Cyber Series is on the calendar for next Wednesday, 10/13/2021.  In this session, Steps to Secure Your Email, you'll learn how…

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Flood Insurance Program Extended to Dec. 3

​<a title="Michael M Stokes, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ida_Flooding_%2824%29.jpg"> ​Congress yesterday approved an emergency measure to keep the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from shutting down. Those of you who write flood insurance policies through the Big "I"'s Flood Program should be able to continue to do so at least until Dec. 3. ​The program, which Congress authorizes on a temporary basis, was scheduled to run out of authority on Sept. 30, 2021. The NFIP's extension was included in a larger bill to fund the federal government, which also would have shut down in the absence of congressional action. President Biden signed it into law…

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