DFS: Photo Inspection Accommodations Forthcoming

We are pleased to announce that following our recent letter to the Department of Financial Services calling for a number of regulatory relief measures, the Department has informed us that it will soon be announcing new accommodations relating to the auto photo inspection requirement (Insurance Regulation 79) In recent weeks, Big I NY has called on the DFS to take a multitude of actions to reduce financial and regulatory burdens on the state's insurance consumers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these requests have been granted, such as premium payment leniency, accommodations for CE and license renewal, and significant flexibility in customer notification requirements. We've got your back. Stay tuned for more…

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On Our Mind: The Power of Positivity

​​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​ “A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.” -- Elbert Hubbard I had a “heart to heart” talk with my daughter recently - she is at a stage in her personal and professional life where things just aren’t synching for her...she is depressed, frustrated and not very motivated. I told her I absolutely understood and agreed that these are crazy times and everything seems like we are just stuck in a rut…. BUT I also said to her, this is something we will always…

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On Our Mind: The Time to be a Leader

​​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​ Well, not much to say here except I might suggest, if you haven’t seen Groundhog Day starting Bill Murray, you might want to… During these crazy times, we look to our leaders for guidance, example, wisdom and just a simple show of strength. We WANT our leaders to lead, right? I am reminded of a wise adage from the former CEO of GE- Jack Welch…he once opined, “ Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” So I have to ask…

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