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On Our Mind…Embracing Change

​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & DevelopmentAs I write this, I have the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony streaming in the background. Politics aside, it is a tremendous event and shows the world that America can accept and embrace change. I don't want to belittle it by comparing it to our lives in the insurance industry but there are a few obvious similarities:As agents we must ALWAYS be prepared for change and have tools and resources to assist us.As agents we must ALWAYS honor the rules and traditions but at the same time try to find better ways to do thingsAs agents we…

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Governor’s Proposed Budget Includes Multiple Issues Affecting IAs

This week, Governor Cuomo released his proposed state budget. This is the first step in the state's budget process. Next, the Senate and Assembly will release their own budget proposals ("one-houses"), then the three budget proposals are negotiated into a final budget, which must be passed by April 1st.The governor's proposal includes several key provisions of interest to independent agents:No-Fault Reform The Superintendent of Financial Services would be granted greater authority to prohibit a provider of health services from demanding or requesting payment for health services rendered under the no-fault insurance law. The bill also establishes the Motor Vehicle Insurance Task Force, which will examine alternatives…

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Guest Blog: Thoughts for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2021

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Submitted by Kathy Lawler, Big I NY's AVP Communities & Relationships​..."Almost everything about this past year has been different, so as we honor and remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today it is fitting to wonder what Dr. King would think if he were still alive today.  My good friend Derrick Murry wrote the attached blog and I could not agree more.  Please take a few minutes to read and reflect."by Derrick L. Murry, MPHEvery year, Americans honor Martin Luther King, Jr. with marches, parades, and readings of his iconic “I Have a Dream" speech.  And yet, society seems to be more interested in revering MLK,…

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