Association News; Industry News

​Join us Sept. 14-18 in Niagara Falls, New York, for our 2022 Big "I" Fall Leadership Conference! You don't want to miss the opportunity to enhance your leadership skills and network with your peers. This year's program will include IIABA Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and other committee meetings.The Fall Leadership Conference will also offer additional program events, such as the Education Convocation, to be held Sept. 13-15, and the Young Agents Leadership Institute (YALI), to be held Sept. 16-17.Be sure to join us on Sept. 17 for the Installation of Officers luncheon and reception in honor of John Costello, chairman-elect, hosted by Big I New York. Collectively,…

Last summer, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced that member agencies with revenues below $50 million will receive compliementary licenses for use of ACORD forms​. ACORD intends to start charging all end users licensing fees effective Jan. 1, 2020. The Big I member benefit covers the cost of those fees.  Steve Anderson, an insurance technology expert and an at-large member of the Big I New York board of directors, is out with a new blog post about the changes ACORD is making. The entire post is worth reading in full, but these parts relate to the Big I member benefit: [Update] The…