Advocacy

Abstract: As part of its ongoing efforts to modernize New York’s costly Labor Laws 240 and 241, Big I New York has joined a broad coalition of Scaffold Law reform advocates to launch the Build More New York initiative. Body: ​As part of its ongoing efforts to modernize New York's costly Labor Laws 240 and 241, Big I New York has joined a broad coalition of Scaffold Law reform advocates to launch the Build More New York initiative. This diverse coalition includes contractors, businesses, municipalities, insurers, and other stakeholders affected by the law.  The group of advocates supports a federal proposal that would bar the…

Abstract: The New York State Senate is investigating the availability and affordability of residential property insurance. Body: ​ Photo by Kenneth C. Zirkel - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link​The New York State Senate is investigating the availability and affordability of residential property insurance. Big I New York responded last week to an information request related to the probe.The Senate committees on Investigations and Government Operations; Insurance; and Housing, Construction and Community Development are conducting the inquiry. The chairs of those committees in August sent formal information requests to the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS); thirty-one insurance carriers; and associations and trade groups,…

Abstract: Many of the insurance industry’s leading advocates—including Big I New York, Big I Connecticut, and the national Big “I”—joined key state legislators in Chicago last week for the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Summer 2025 Meeting. Body: ​Many of the insurance industry's leading advocates—including Big I New York, Big I Connecticut, and the national Big “I"—joined key state legislators in Chicago last week for the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Summer 2025 Meeting. Independent agents and brokers were well represented through the active participation of Travis Wattie, AVP of Government Relations for Big I New York & Connecticut, and Wesley Bissett, Senior…