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On Our Mind: The Insurance Buyer of Today

​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​​ Millennials? … Gen Y?… Gen Z?…. I frankly get confused and often times don't know who goes into what category.  Well I guess that is not true- I know that I am a full-blown Baby Boomer. That being said, I believe we all must become more familiar with the changing demographics, the changing demands, belongings, expectations and norms... and more specifically how does that affect the way we deliver insurance? It turns out that Millennials were responsible for all new vehicle sales growth in North America during the first quarter of 2018 according to…

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Send Us Your Well Wishes for Jamie Deapo’s Retirement!

​We want to let you know Jamie Deapo, Associate Vice President of Business Development, will retire on January 3rd.  We're asking for your help to send Jamie off!​ Jamie Deapo has dedicated 47 years to the insurance industry in various roles with the last 20-plus years at Big I New York.  He was an independent agent in the Syracuse area and also worked for several national and regional companies.  Jamie is a past president of Independent Insurance Agents of Central New York and a former board director of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York. Jamie is the biggest supporter on the Independent Agency…

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Update: ACORD – Big I Forms Arrangement

Last summer, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced that member agencies with revenues below $50 million will receive compliementary licenses for use of ACORD forms​. ACORD intends to start charging all end users licensing fees effective Jan. 1, 2020. The Big I member benefit covers the cost of those fees.  Steve Anderson, an insurance technology expert and an at-large member of the Big I New York board of directors, is out with a new blog post about the changes ACORD is making. The entire post is worth reading in full, but these parts relate to the Big I member benefit: [Update] The…

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