Education; On Our Mind

​By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager3 Things2 IdeasCelebrat​​e National Chocolate Chip Day​ on Saturday, May 15th.  Have you ever been so desperate for chocolate that you busted open a bag of chocolate chips?  No?  Is it just me, then?1 QuestionWho is your celebrity look-alike?  Back in the day I got either Sandra Bullock or Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock from the Sun) A LOT.  Let me know your celebrity look alike via email at skeegan@biginy.org​ or post in our Community​.  Also accepting pictures :^)Source

​3 ThingsDo you have someone, or are you someone, who is ready to become licensed?  We offer P & C and Personal Lines licensing classes.  As a matter-of-fact, we have a class kicking off on 06/08/2021.  Grab a seat now!Read this blog post​ from Tim Dodge regarding fraudulently-issued insurance policies.  It’s happening.  As a matter-of-fact, it happened to yours truly.2021 brings with it the 35th year in which we’ve put together an E&O seminar.  And folks, this year, we broke the mold.  We conducted an “E&O mock trial” for your educational entertainment. Starring in this epic production are our lead attorneys, Jim Keidel and Chris…

​​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​Life Is so unpredictable, I stopped trying to predict it a long time ago. When I made that decision, a wonderful thing happened- my stress level went down! Now, it didn’t go away completely, and I still prepare for what might happen, but I have learned not to get upset if things don’t always go my way.For example, I had a big meeting coming up with a new group of people whom I never met before- I was warned about their personalities, their quirks, their potential expectations- I spent hours researching and preparing and was…