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Have a question? Need assistance? Get the answers and resources for your licensing, CE, legal, market access, cybersecurity compliance, and coverage questions, all in one place.
Join us on Wednesday, February 25, to help spotlight the many diverse and rewarding careers in insurance by sharing what a day in your life looks like on all social platforms.
IMS is helping you unlock more personal lines markets with Utica National to protect your customers where it matters most. From standard coverages to specialty needs, write with confidence and ease.
Members have FREE full access to Catalyit. You’ll find tools to help you discover, select, implement, and maximize the right tech for your agency. Take the tech assessment, learn the latest insights, and more.
The first comprehensive, multi-state survey designed to give independent agencies a clear view into compensation, benefits, and outsourcing across the industry. You can get the insights!
We’ll bring the training to your office. Pick the date and topic that fits your agency’s goals, whether it’s skill-building, CE credit, or earning designations.
Featured event
Go Big 2026
Go Big is back at Turning Stone, and we’re delivering fresh ideas, standout networking, and actionable tools you and everyone on your team can put to work right away. Don’t miss the exhibit hall, packed with innovative partners that agencies are lining up to connect with.
WEBINAR | FEB 24 | 2 CE The shared economy creates unique exposures involving vehicles, homes, rental spaces, pools, scooters, and more that require careful review. This course will help you understand these risks, how standard policies respond, and how to secure appropriate coverage.
WEBINAR | FEB 26 | FREE for members Explore how agencies are navigating an unprecedented staffing crisis with 400,000 retirements expected by 2026 and hiring pipelines drying up in this hot topic session with Sonant AI.
WEBINAR | MARCH 10 | FREE for members Now is your chance to ask Tim Dodge, our resident insurance genius, any questions about the cyber filing. Ask him live, or email your question to expert@biginy.org, and he will answer it during the webinar.
WEBINAR | FEB 26 3 CE (Diversity, Laws/Regs and Ethics) & 1 CE (Flood) Get the basic four CE requirements in one webinar. Join Jim Lombardo, Tim Dodge, and Sue Keegan as they cover ethics, diversity and inclusion, insurance law, and flood.
WEBINAR | MARCH 4 | FREE for all Learn how earned media works, why it builds trust faster than ads, and how to use Trusted Choice PR tools to raise your agency’s local profile.
WEBINAR | MARCH 11 | 4 CE Stay NYAIP certified with our approved producer procedures course, required every four years by one NYAIP producer. The course walks through how the Plan works day to day, covering common situations like effective dates, assignments, eligibility, quotas, and performance standards.
WEBINAR | MARCH 19 (additional dates available) | 3 CE Join us for this jam-packed seminar where our E&O gurus, Brian Bixby and Howard Kronberg, offer decades of knowledge to leave you with the best practices to stay out of hot water. Earn 3 CE credits and a potential premium credit too!
ONLINE PROGRAM | Fall sessions begin September 16 Are you looking to level up in your career? Do you know someone in your agency with untapped potential? Take that next step with Leadership Academy. Our highly regarded program and instructors change lives and help you unlock your leadership potential.
Get the supportive guidance, practical resources, and strong advocacy your agency needs to grow, compete, and thrive—backed by a community that’s with you every step of the way.
Stay current with discounted CE courses, licensing prep, and timely training on emerging issues.
Access to Helpful Insights
Get answers fast with technical support, E&O guidance, and compliance tools you can rely on.
Coverage Backed by Experience
Gain a trusted insurance partner with vast E&O knowledge, responsive service, and access to both admitted and non-admitted markets.
Tools to Grow & Compete
Tap into hiring help, market access, and free Catalyit membership to strengthen operations.
Marketing Support That Gets Results
Use professionally designed materials and get reimbursed for promoting your agency.
Collaborative, Statewide Network
Connect with other agents, local leaders, and peers who genuinely want to help you succeed.
Success Stories
Big I is a large asset to any insurance agency. The services they provide for the price of their membership far exceeds anything imaginable. Market access, continuing education, E&O consultation, state regulation updates with explanations, and loads of other member benefits. I can not say enough about the Big I!
Gary Roe Compass Group Northeast
It a tremendous value to be part of the Big I of NY. I highly recommend to any insurance agent or agency to become a member of the Big I of NY!
Kathleen Rapasadi Tompkins Insurance Agency
Tim never fails to respond to ANY inquiry immediately!! ALL inquiries are responded to in GREAT detail. I really appreciate his time and efforts.
