June 23
NYIA Annual Conference
The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) prides itself in offering the premier property and casualty insurance event in New York, and attendees say 2014 was no exception. More than 225 people joined NYIA this year at the Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, New York, May 28–30. New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin […]
Certificates of Reliability
There is an interesting dilemma that the NY regulators have been facing for literally decades now. It involves a well-defined and acknowledged violation of the insurance law and regulations that has defied any viable enforcement solution. The subject is the issuance of insurance certificates that improperly expand or provide coverages not intended or included in […]
75 Years Strong … When it Comes to Teamwork, PIA is the Best!
Iwrite this article in the afterglow of the PIANJ/PIANY Joint Annual Conference, which took place June 8- 10 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. This event is particularly special to me for several reasons. First, I have a personal connection to the event itself. In 2000, I was convention chair for the PIANY […]
TriCounty Independent Insurance Agents Association Installs Officers and Directors for the 2014 – 2015 term
ALBERTSON, N.Y.—New officers and directors took the helm on June 5 during the Long Islandbased TriCounty Independent Insurance Agents Association annual installation dinner and awards ceremony. The gathering, held at the Fox Hollow in Woodbury, NY, set the TriCounty IIAA leadership for the 2014 through 2015 term. About 180 agents, company representatives, vendors and other […]
IIABSC Installs Officers and Directors for the New Term of 2014 – 2015
WADING RIVER, N.Y.—The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Suffolk County, Inc. installed new officers and directors for the 2014 through 2015 term. Over 90 IIABSC members and guests attended the May 29 event which took place at the East Wind Conference center, Wading River, NY. Richard A. Poppa, President & CEO of the Independent […]
Bring It On!
So a while back I wrote a piece on BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), and spoke about what exactly the benefits are to employers, businesses, and employees. However, along with all of those benefits are a plethora of risks and dangers that are associated with BYOD. First off, let’s begin with the definition of BYOD, […]
PIANJ/PIANY Joint Annual Conference Marked by Milestones and Records
Two thousand agents and insurance industry professionals made history at the PIANJ/PIANY Joint Annual Conference and 75th anniversary celebration at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J. June 8-10. The event surpassed all previous records for attendance as the industry flooded the boardwalk, networking and honoring industry stars at gala banquets, and packing an […]
White Honored by New York Insurance Association
BOLTON LANDING, N.Y.—The New York Insurance Association, Inc. (NYIA) honored Thomas White with the Chair’s Distinguished Service Award at the association’s annual conference May 29 in Bolton Landing, N.Y. White is president of Community Mutual Insurance Company, an affiliate of Union Mutual of Vermont Companies. White is also regional vice president of Union Mutual, responsible […]
Healthcare Fixed, on to Climate Change
Now that 8 million or more have signed up on health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the President is deploying his phone and his pen to solve another urgent problem: climate change. This will require another transformational change that no previous President has been able to bring about, as they were unable […]
