If I had one wish for 2016, it would be that independent agents make a resolution to better communicate their value. It seems like a simple thing but is actually quite involved and touches every aspect of their business. I say communicate instead of advertise or market because today’s consumer, especially millennials, don’t want to […]
As more insurance agencies start to undergo a digital transformation, we will see an influx of money pouring into digital technologies. The aim is to somehow get like-minded with our insurance buyers and keep our agency in front of our clients. It can be intimidating for most agencies starting out in the digital marketing world. […]
GLENMONT, N.Y.—The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State (PIANY) will present Renee McFadden of Distinguished Programs with its Industry Professional of the Year award at the annual Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program. The event is being held at a new location—The Roosevelt Hotel on Thursday, Jan. 28. This award recognizes an individual from an insurance company, […]
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 22, 2015—Ellen Melchionni, president of the New York Insurance Association (NYIA), was selected as one of City & State Reports’ Responsible 100. Melchionni was honored at the inaugural Responsible 100 gala on Dec. 15, 2015 in New York, N.Y. The Responsible 100 honors New York’s 100 most outstanding corporate citizens across all […]
New York, N.Y.,–The Insurance Federation of New York, Inc. (IFNY) has announced the election of its 2016 Board of Officers and Directors. IFNY, now in its 102nd year, is noted for its prestigious Annual Free Enterprise Award given to business leaders whose significant achievements embody the spirit of American free enterprise. The latest honoree was […]
Automobile insurance is, by definition, limited to actions or events causing bodily injury or property damage arising out of or as a result of the operation, use, loading or unloading of a vehicle. It is not enough to find coverage that a vehicle was close to the site where the injury occurred and might have […]
Appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Johnny Lee Baynes, J.), entered August 12, 2010. The order denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and granted plaintiff’s cross motion for summary judgment. ORDERED that the order is reversed, with $30 costs, defendant’s motion for […]
Donald Trump’s suggestion to exclude Muslims from the U.S. has been called unconstitutional as well as offensive to many. Elected officials swear an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” But do they know what is in it? One thing that is not in it is the poem by Emma […]
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