Advocacy

Contributing to the Independent Agents Political Action Committee (IAPAC) is one of the most impactful things you can do for the profession that you love. It all comes down to one thing. The most important thing. Without this, nothing else matters.Protection. Every day you help people protect what matters most to them. But what are you doing to protect the future of your agency? Your career? The business we all love so dearly?IAPAC exists to protect you. As a non-partisan political action committee, its singular purpose is to support the election of state candidates who support our profession.You know Big I NY has your back,…

​In response to Big I New York's advocacy work, Kemper Personal Insurance will retroactively reinstate old commission levels for business its agents have produced since last fall. Big I New York learned this news this afternoon during a meeting with representatives of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS.) The carrier should formally notify its agents by the end of this month.The carrier, which announced last summer its intention to exit preferred auto and home markets countrywide, has taken several steps to reduce its volume in New York. These measures did not appear to comply with New York Insurance Law Section 3425. That…

​On Wednesday, March 20th, the New York State Assembly Insurance Committee voted in favor of two of our high priority bills. The first bill will eliminate the anti arson application in New York City​, which is the only jurisdiction which still requires it. The second bill makes common-sense changes to the recent supplemental spousal liability opt-out law. The changes will exempt unmarried policyholders from automatic enrollment in the coverage, and will not apply automatic enrollment to commercial auto policies. Big I New York has lobbied strongly in support of both bills and recently met with committee chairman David Weprin (D, Queens), to express our support for…