Here’s What To Do If the DFS Emailed You About Cybersecurity

​​A lot of members have been contacting us today about emails they received from the NYS Department of Financial Services about the Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies regulation. These emails stated that the recipient had not filed the Certification of Compliance required by the regulation. The deadline for submitting the certification was June 1, 2020. If individuals within your agency got these emails, here are some possible explanations and steps you can take:If it appears that the email was addressed to you as an individual, it is very possible that you inadvertently checked incorrect boxes when you filed the Notice of Exemption for your individual license…

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On Our Mind… Attitude, Adjustments and Anxiety

​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & DevelopmentOk, something a bit personal for today.  I was sitting in the waiting room (with my mask on!) for some blood work in advance of my doctor's appointment next week, and I started listening to the other people around me.  I started noticing them- one was obviously a patient from a nearby nursing home with her aide; a young boy with his Mom and ab​out four other middle-aged people.  It was very interesting to me that some people were simply reading a book while they waited, others had their phones out and another had a crossword…

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On Our Mind: Time to Embrace the New Normal

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By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Coordinator​​What can we do right now to shift our mindset, to accept that the old norm is gone?  What's our new norm going to look like?  I certainly never envisioned myself working out of my basement but here I am, and while I'm down here I might as well make the best of it.  We can't do things the same old way we used to do them because that's not going to work. So, what's something you can do today to help your agency transition to the “new normal?"  May I suggest overhauling your website?   Include pictures of…

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