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What is NY First?

​​New York First is a partnership that brings together insurance company leaders and independent insurance agents that are members of Big I NY to advance issues and do research on behalf of the insurance industry.  A recent example was in 2022 when the NY First governing committee spearheaded and funded an aggressive public relations campaign to allow insurance companies in New York to waive burdonsome CARCO inspections.  This will save valuable staff time and help avoid situations where customers lose coverage because they were unable to complete an inspection. Currently, New York First is providing essential data to support Big I NY's meetings with top insurance…

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Limited Exempt Agencies: Here Are the Sections of the Cyber Reg You Must Comply With

​With the New York State Department of Financial Services' (DFS) recent adoption of the second amendment to the Cybersecurity Requirements For Financial Services Companies regulation​, members have naturally been contacting us to ask what they're required to do. The overwhelming majority of Big I NY members qualify for the limited exemption. If you're agency is one of them, here are the sections of the regulation you must comply with regardless of your agency's size:Section 500.2, Cybersecurity Program - you must have a program in place to protect your computer network and any nonpublic information (NPI) stored on it. The program is made up of the devices…

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Culture Corner: Office Secret Santa – An Easy & Fun Way

​​​​This year we used Elfster.com, an online Secret Santa Generator, for some hybrid holiday cheer. Elfster is a free, simple way to set up an online gift exchange for your friends, family, or coworkers.   Less work: As the person setting up the exchange, I didn’t want to do any work, so this was for me! I was able to set a spending max, send a link via email, teams, or social media to anyone that wants to participate and set a date to RSVP by.   Hybrid teams: Our office has a mix of in-person and remote team members that opted to participate in the gift exchange and…

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