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Big I NY & CT members have a “Guardian” protecting them!

I am proud to share that Scott Hobson, AVP of Government Relations for Big I New York & Connecticut, was awarded the 2021 Guardian of Civil Justice Award from The Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York (LRANY) today. LRANY is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit grassroots organization dedicated to reducing lawsuit abuse for the benefit of all New Yorkers. Scott was honored for his work as a former employee of LRANY and his tireless work for Big I NY & CT members to advance a fairer and more balanced tort system.Scott started with Big I New York in 2018 and had an immediate impact on the meaningful…

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3, 2, 1 with Sue Keegan: HERO Act; Free CE Credit; Squishing the Squash

​By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager​3 ThingsMark your calendar for next Monday, 10/25, to attend GearUP! HERO Act, Part III – Workplace Safety Committees.  If your agency has 10 or more employees, starting on Nov. 1, the New York State HERO Act requires you to offer them the opportunity to form a workplace safety committee. How will that work? Who picks the members? What will the committee do? Join us on October 25 for this short webinar where we’ll discuss these questions and explain what this new requirement means for your agency. It's been 50 years since FEMA has updated their flood risk rating methodology. Did…

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Industry Roundup: Vaccine Mandate Updates; Hidden Cyber Risk in US Property Insurance; 2021 State of the Commercial Insurance Marketplace

Administration's COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers Moves Closer to ApprovalThe Labor Department signaled that it is close to acting on President Biden's plan to require private-sector workers get Covid-19 vaccinations or be regularly tested, a move that has drawn a mixed reaction from larger and smaller companies.Hidden Cyber Risk in US Property Insurance Has $12.5 Billion Loss Potential A new study jointly conducted by CyberCube, AM Best and Aon has warned that cyber risk accumulating in the US property insurance market could lead to staggering losses of about $12.5 billion.Exploitable Application Flaws Increase Cyber RisksIn March 2021, Microsoft announced it had detected four vulnerabilities…

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