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Subtitle: Insurance trade group opposes increased costs for state businesses Abstract: Big I New York and its member independent insurance agents and brokers strongly oppose this costly bill. Body: ​(DeWitt, New York, Dec. 12, 2024) — David Bodenstein, chair of the board of Big I New York and president of Mike Preis, Inc. in Jeffersonville, New York, issued the following statement today in response to the delivery to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul of Assembly Bill 9232-B. This bill would expand the categories of damages that could be recovered in a lawsuit for an alleged wrongful death.“Big I New York and its member independent insurance…

Wednesday, during the Big “I" Legislative Breakfast, Charles Symington, Big “I" president & CEO, presented Big I New York with the 2023 Maurice Herndon Award. The Maurice Herndon award is given every year to the state association that has done exemplary work on legislative issues and government affairs the previous year.“This year's recipient achieved new fundraising levels for both InsurPac, our federal PAC, and their state PAC," Symington said. “They've had very strong participation at the Legislative Conference and strengthened grassroots relationships with key members of their congressional delegation. And on the state level, our winners successfully defeated legislation that would've banned all noncompete agreements…

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…