Yearly Archives: 2022

Big ‘I’ Fall Leadership Conference Registration Open

​Join us Sept. 14-18 in Niagara Falls, New York, for our 2022 Big "I" Fall Leadership Conference! You don't want to miss the opportunity to enhance your leadership skills and network with your peers. This year's program will include IIABA Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and other committee meetings.The Fall Leadership Conference will also offer additional program events, such as the Education Convocation, to be held Sept. 13-15, and the Young Agents Leadership Institute (YALI), to be held Sept. 16-17.Be sure to join us on Sept. 17 for the Installation of Officers luncheon and reception in honor of John Costello, chairman-elect, hosted by Big I New York. Collectively,…

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Legislative Session Recap: Major Victories on Photo Inspection, Excess Lines Affidavits

​​After a long final week, the regularly scheduled 2022 Legislative Session concluded, with the Senate finishing their work at 2:30 A.M. Friday June 3rd, and the Assembly finishing just before 8:20 A.M. on Saturday June 4th. During the entire 2022 Legislative Session, 1,007 bills passed both Houses, which is the most to have passed both Houses during a Legislative Session in the last 25 years. We are pleased to report that we have scored several major wins this session, including most notable, the passage of our bill to eliminate mandatory auto photo inspections. Contact SHobson@BigINY with any questions. Beneficial Bills Passed/Advanced:✔ Repeal Auto Photo Inspection Mandate…

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Can An Insurance Company Retroactively Charge For a Young Driver?

​Photo: "new Teen driver girl" by Carissa Rogers. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.Question from a member: On a personal auto application for one of our carriers requests information on all residents in the household, including young children. This insured was written in November, 2002 in our office listing the husband, wife and two children. In June, 2008, one child became a licensed operator; they did not call to inform our agency. The carrier did not add this child or send out any type of questionnaire, but knew this child's name and date of birth from the original application. The policy renewed in November,…

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