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That’s How Sue Sees It: Banned Books Week

By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager​​Banned Books Week kicked off this past Sunday and runs through Saturday, 10/02/2021.  I look at this week as a sort of way to celebrate the freedom to read.  So I did a little research to try to find out the first banned book in the United States and it appears that title goes to New English Canaan written by Thomas Morton.  Here’s a link if you would like to learn a bit more.  To celebrate Banned Books Week, I chose three banned books to read in the month of September.  My choices are Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, Extremely…

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On Our Mind: Leaders in the Making

By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​​I am sitting here writing this with a big ol' smile on my face… why? We just finished our second class of the Big I NY Leadership Academy. We have eight participants and I couldn't ask for a better first cohort!!They have been engaged, entertaining, energetic and vulnerable-willing to learn from each other and share some of their day-to-day challenges.  The people in the class range from a 24-year-old who is just starting her insurance career, to a 45-year-old, mid-level manager to a (little older) owner of a small agency. However, what we have all come to…

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Industry Roundup: Competition Is ‘Fierce’ To Insure Established Cannabis Businesses; Offices Reopen with Safety Plans, but Big-City Commutes Rattle Workers; Biden’s Vaccine Plan Puts OSHA in Spotlight

​Large Insurers Embrace Digital Exchanges, Selling Their Own and Other PoliciesMajor U.S. insurers are joining new digital exchanges to sell not only their own policies but also those of rivals, a fresh twist in an industry known for fierce competition.Competition Is 'Fierce' To Insure Established Cannabis BusinessesThe battle is heating up to write property lines for well-run cannabis businesses with clean loss histories, which are seeing capacity increase, according to a report by Amwins, Inc.Small Business Cyber Insurance Premiums Up 7% In 2021Since the start of the year, cyber insurance rates have increased 7% for small businesses, according to AdvisorSmith Solutions, Inc., which estimated organizations…

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