The administration is undoing regulations at a good clip. The clip and the clipping need to move quickly while the momentum is there. Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA and an employment trends expert has communicated some valid points along these very lines: recent employment numbers have cheered Americans with 235,000 new jobs added in February […]
Do you know where I am writing this article from? I could be writing it from my office at IIABNY. Maybe I’m doing it from my home office. I like to spend time at Starbucks drinking coffee and writing, so maybe it was written there. I love visiting Vermont, so for all you know I’m […]
By Mary A. Griffin, President and CEO of the Life Insurance Council of New York Life insurers offer a wide array of products, including many designed to provide financial security to people who are planning for retirement. In today’s rapidly evolving world, life companies are continuously working to bring new products to the marketplace. To […]
By Sue C. Quimby, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE – Assistant Vice President/Media Editor Lead poisoning is a serious health hazard, especially for young children. Helping clients understand the hazards of, and their possible liability for, injuries from lead poisoning is another value-added service of the professional insurance agent. The most common sources of lead […]
The attempt by House Speaker Paul Ryan and other powerful Republicans to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”) has run into a buzz saw of opposition from both sides. Most proponents of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) concede that the Act is “not perfect.” But there is “political reality” to […]
Instagram has become a huge element of branding in the digital marketing arena in the past years, therefore it’s critical to take advantage of advertising using sponsored content on this social media network. Sponsored content falls into three categories on Instagram: photo, video, and carousel. Photo advertisements are the traditional still images that Instagram is […]
ISO announced the launch of ISO Market Landscape(TM), an interactive dashboard that allows insurance professionals across disciplines to visualize and benchmark their company’s results with one of the largest property/casualty insurance databases in the world. ISO is a Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq:VRSK) business. ISO Market Landscape uses data visualization to benchmark insurer performance and identify specific […]
GLENMONT, N.Y.—The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will present Johanna Keep, senior vice president of personal lines for CMS, LLC with its Distinguished Insurance Service award at the 42nd Annual Long Island Regional Awareness Program, April 26, 2017. The event will be held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. […]
by Alieta Eck, MD As the controversy rages between those Republicans who want full repeal and those who want to retain what might be “good” about ObamaCare, we are not asking the right questions. While they are arguing whether or not to keep the ObamaCare subsidies (or the equivalent as “tax credits”), is anyone asking […]
Not only are liability losses increasing but they are getting more expensive, particularly in relation to global product recalls, corporate liability, cyber and environmental incidents, according to a new report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). Global Claims Review: Liability in Focus identifies defective product or work, crash and human error incidents as the […]
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