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On Our Mind…Get the Facts

​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & DevelopmentWhen I was younger I remember my Dad had a favorite saying, “opinions are like belly buttons, everybody has one!" Ok, he didn't say belly button but I think you get my point.It is OK to have an opinion. I just ask that you do a little research and due diligence before you go spouting off your opinion to anyone who wants to (or doesn't want to) hear it.Are there facts behind it? What makes you feel that way besides your gut? You will be in a much stronger position to perhaps persuade others to…

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Senator Breslin to Chair NCOIL Special Committee on Race in Underwriting

​This week, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators announced the formation of a Special Committee on Race in Insurance Underwriting. The new committee will study race-related issues in insurance underwriting, with an eye to protect the jurisdiction of state legislatures over the regulation of insurance. The committee will be chaired by Senator Neil Breslin (D, Delmar), the current chairman of the New York State Senate Insurance Committee.The Special Committee will take testimony from stakeholders and work to define “proxy discrimination", which has been used to refer to seemingly neutral practices which disproportionately harm members of certain ethnicity, gender, or other protected class. The committee also…

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On Our Mind…Championing You

By Sue Keegan , AIC, MBA, Learning & Development ManagerCoronavirus, locust swarms, murder hornets, wildfires, Kobe. I've had it up to my eyeballs with 2020 and now Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Can I just go to sleep and wake up on January 1, 2021?  Does anything even matter anymore? Well of course it does. Stay hopeful. Stay engaged. Stay present. We all need a reminder sometimes.  And thank you, RBG, for that reminder. “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." Big I NY believes in championing you in all we do and providing the resources you need to do your best. We…

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