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​New York’s Sick Time Law- What You Need to Know and DoNew York State’s Paid Sick Leave law (also referred to as “sick and safe time”) is now in effect.  All employers with employees in New York must begin to provide their employees time off for sick and safe time purposes. The amount of time and whether or not it is paid or unpaid depends on the number of employees a company has as well as, for small companies, the previous year’s net income.As of September 30, 2020, employees were to begin accruing sick time at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours…

Alpha Direct Agency doesn’t just embrace InsurTech. Technology is one of their core values:Driven to Win with TechnologyToday’s customer expects things to be done at Ferrari speed. Technology evens the playing field. Our customers don’t expect less from us. We will continue to innovate with Technology for years to come. The 17-year-old agency even offers (among other specialty lines) technology services insurance and drone liability. Licensed in 17 states, Alpha Direct Agency has offices in New York City, Raleigh and Miami, plus international presence in the Dominican Republic and soon in Ecuador. Clearly, technology is critical to the agency’s revenue, as well as connecting its producers…

By Steve AndersonEmail continues to be a very effective tool for following up with prospects and engaging with clients. For agencies using the Applied Epic platform it just became easier engage in email marketing using Applied new Marketing Automation platform.Applied Marketing Automation allows agents and brokers to quickly build and track marketing email campaigns, delivering relevant, timely content to both P&C and Benefits clients and prospects. Leveraging Applied Marketing Automation's industry-specific curated content, agencies and brokerages can market to the right audience with the right message at the right time for more targeted prospecting, higher renewals conversion, and an elevated advisory role.Directly integrated into Applied…