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5 Things From Our Staff Meeting You Should Know About

​By Allison Just, Meeting & Governance Manager Every week, the Big I NY staff team meets to share what we're working on to help you – our members. Progress on new initiatives being made. Questions we've been asked. What you need to know about. I am going to channel “Sesame Street" here (two young daughters will do that) to share with you 5 things from this week's meeting that start with the letter C. 1. CreativityInsurance Guru Tim Dodge is creating a podcast that will earn you CE. Whether you're walking the dog, shoveling snow, or driving to the office, the goal is to offer you another way to…

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Excess Lines Modernization Bill Clears Key Committee Vote

​This week, the Senate Insurance Committee voted in favor of Big I NY – supported legislation which would make it easier to place commercial coverage in the excess market. The bill, S.498 (Breslin, D-Bethlehem)​, would simplify and streamline the affidavit process, and exempt commercial lines insurance transactions placed by wholesale insurance brokers from the requirement to obtain three separate declinations.New York's excess line market is critical to providing insurance for risks that are not underwritten by admitted carriers – such as those which are unique, volatile, or lack loss history. Current law requires brokers to obtain three declinations from admitted carriers before an excess line…

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3, 2, 1 with Sue Keegan

​By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager​3 ThingsCheck out this FREE webinar on Customer Data - You can learn new ways to increase retention and customer satisfaction by using agency data to understand customer needs.  2 IdeasIf you’re like me, you’re working from home and you don’t move nearly enough throughout the day.  Let’s change that.1 QuestionSource

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