Big I WNY Hosts Lawmakers, Agents at Annual Legislative Breakfast

On Wednesday, December 1st, Big I Western NY hosted their annual Virtual Legislative Breakfast. Member agents from across the region and a bipartisan group of nearly a dozen state lawmakers and staff members participated in the event, whichn was focused on Big I NY's key legislative issues.Scott Hobson, Big I NY's AVP of Government Relations provided an update on developments during the past year, including progress on our bill to make auto photo inspections voluntary, streamlining the process for placing coverage in the excess market, and the unanimous appellate court ruling in our favor declaring Insurance Regulation 187 unconstitutional. The event also featured a look forward…

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What is InsurPac…and Why Does it Matter?

​Do you know about InsurPac, and why it is crucially important? If you care about the future of our industry, you should.InsurPac is our national political committee. It allows us to support candidates for congress who understand the importance of the IA system, and the value we provide our customers. Relationships are what makes the difference in the IA system, and it's what makes a difference in our advocacy efforts on your behalf on Capitol Hill. InsurPac helps us build and enhance relationships with key decision makers, just like you do with your customers every day.InsurPac raises and distributes approximately $2.3 million each election cycle,…

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How to Build an Award-Winning Agency Culture

​A guest post by Jonathan Theders, CEO of RISKSOURCE Clark-ThedersAt RISKSOURCE Clark-Theders, we have a plan for everything, including our workplace culture. Every year, we create an annual culture plan, based around a theme. For example, in 2020, our theme was all about 20/20 clarity and vision. We did not understand pre-COVID-19 how critical this theme would be not only for our business priorities, but also for our team, especially since part of the theme included breaking down taboos and stigmas around mental health.Our culture plan includes big-picture themes as well as regular check-ins that help us care for employees on an individual level. These things help…

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