2021: Create a Big Impact on Your Agency’s Learning

A guest post by My Agency Campus​Is your agency continuing to work remotely?  There is a good chance that many agency teams will continue to remote work for some portion of 2021.  The good news is that most companies have figured out how to achieve operational performance over the past 12 months.  Many have been able to find efficiencies and growth during this unique period of time.  Now, it’s time to get back to providing educational and engaging opportunities to agency team members.  Start with a 3-4 month plan.  Make it simple and integrate it with a variety of elements.  Create a Blended Strategy:Make it Personal:  Start the…

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NY State Insurance Fund Goes Paperless for Disability Policies

​The New York State Insurance Fund has notified Big I New York that it will soon stop mailing paper copies of New York State Disability Benefits Law (DBL) insurance policies and bills to insurance brokers. The change takes effect on Feb. 28, 2021. In a letter to be sent to brokers this week, the State Fund invites all brokers to create online accounts on its website. The accounts give brokers constant access to their clients' records. The letter provides instructions for brokers who do not already have online accounts with the State Fund.If you have obtained DBL policies for your clients from the State Fund, be…

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On Our Mind…Embracing Change

​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & DevelopmentAs I write this, I have the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony streaming in the background. Politics aside, it is a tremendous event and shows the world that America can accept and embrace change. I don't want to belittle it by comparing it to our lives in the insurance industry but there are a few obvious similarities:As agents we must ALWAYS be prepared for change and have tools and resources to assist us.As agents we must ALWAYS honor the rules and traditions but at the same time try to find better ways to do thingsAs agents we…

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