Education

​​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​I think I am starting to see the "proverbial" light at the end of the tunnel.  Or at least I hope so.As New York State begins to “reopen," we will all try to get back to normal as soon as possible.  The question is, though, what will be “normal?"  I think many things will return to where they were pre-pandemic, but other things will simply be different.  I feel education will be one of those things that will be altered going forward- and that can be good.I firmly believe there still will be the traditional “live classes"- I…

​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​A recent article on cnn.com had some good advice about people who may have “hit a wall working from home."  I thought it was well written.  Here are some key points:Find your power hourLook for the times during the day that you are most productive and go all in."Find some power hours where your energy spikes and go full force," said Kim Monaghan, a career coach. "Do 20-, 60- or 90-minute sprints so you get a lot done and you feel better."Tweak your environmentGiving your home workspace a little makeover can help get you over a productivity…

By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​Hello! This week we will be sharing some updates from the Department of Financial Services to reinforce Big I NY's attempts to keep you informed and up to date with important information. Be sure to check our website out at www.biginy.org for a whole bunch more. Extenstion of ExpirationsThe New York State Department of Financial Services announced that it was extending the expiration of individual insurance agent and broker licenses through July 8. The move grants producers an additional 45 days to renew their licenses.On March 25, the department announced that it was suspending the expiration of producers' licenses for 60…