Education; Coronavirus (COVID-19)

​​​​​​​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​ ​Like many others, I have been working from home this past week. Our house is a bit crowded and our routines are obviously off, but we have made it!!! My wife hasn’t asked me to go back to the office ...yet. That being said, we should all take this time to: Eat healthy- try to establish a diet with a bit more emphasis on fruits and vegetables Exercise – even if you start small- a walk around the neighborhood (just maintain your six feet of distance to the next person!)  Do something different- take…

The NYS DFS is ​temporarily allowing self-monitoring of exams (waiving the requirement to have a monitor present).​​ An increased number of online CE courses are available, and the monitoring requirement is temporarily waived. The NYS DFS is allowing agents and brokers in danger of having their license expire, to renew without having the required CE in place.​ Today, Big I NY received the following communication: “In response to the current public health threat the Covid-19 virus presents to the general public, New York State Department of Financial Services Licensing Services is implementing temporary emergency procedures in regards to insurance continuing education testing and license renewal. Effective immediately the requirement to have an approved…