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You built your agency to serve clients your way— we’re here to help you grow and protect it with the right tools, connections, and knowledge.

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Tell us what you need, and we can help you get there. Here are some quick links to guide you in the right direction.

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Top Agencies, MGAs, Carriers, and PFCs ditch checks and fund faster with a payments network built for insurance. Big I NY members enjoy 3 months free of ePayPolicy!
Utica National Insurance Group personal lines market through IMS

NEW Commercial Lines Market with The Hanover

IMS is helping you unlock more commercial lines markets with The Hanover to protect your customers where it matters most. With the flexible, account-focused solutions and distinctive capabilities, you can offer your clients tailored coverage on an admitted basis.
Agency Compensation 360

Agency Comp 360

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!
Agency Compensation 360

The State of Tech Report

See how independent agencies are using technology and where the gap between average and high-performing agencies continues to grow. Share your current tech stack and get first access to the insights that’ll help you work smarter, not harder.
Catalyit

Agency Tech Guidance

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.
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Answer Center

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.
IAAC

Market Access: Insurance for Your Agency & Clients

We make it easy to protect your investment and ability to serve customers with E&O, EPLI, Cyber, and more. Plus, we provide THE BEST customer service to support you. Need markets for customers? Our programs can write what you need.
In-house education

In-House Education

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.
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Featured event

Women in Insurance Summit

Join us in beautiful Westchester for an energizing, interactive day designed to help you make the most of where you are right now, and take your next step forward.

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Upcoming Webinars & Training

How to Create Efficient, Profitable & Defensible Workflows

WEBINAR | MAY 19 | 3 CE
Does the word “audit” give you night sweats? Instructor Kym Martell taps into her decades of experience auditing agencies to discuss why welcoming an audit might be the best decision your agency can make. She’ll discuss best practices of agency auditing and how it will identify workflow deficiencies, E&O exposures, lost profitability, and the strengths your agency can build upon. 

Catalyit Live: Agency Compensation 360 • Q2 Insights

WEBINAR | MAY 19 | FREE for members
Explore the story behind the numbers! Join us for a free webinar as we dive into the Q2 insights from the Agency Compensation 360 survey.

Reasons Personal Lines Are Broken

WEBINAR | MAY 19 | 3 CE
This course reviews ride-sharing, drones, home rental, furnished autos, remote work, and other issues that test common personal lines policies. Agents who attend will learn the depth of exposures and the best practices of how to address them with insureds. 

Required CE Bundle: Diversity, Ethics, Insurance Law & Flood

WEBINAR | MAY 20 | 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.

Understanding Ordinance or Law

WEBINAR | MAY 20 | 1 CE
Ordinance or law exposures continue to evolve, and your insureds still don’t understand why it matters. You must stay up to date on exposures that affect personal or commercial insureds in your area. In this course, you will gain expertise on keeping up with exposures, explaining them to insureds, and securing the coverage needed to avoid ugliness at claim time.

Why Are You Here: Insurance Issues with People & Stuff in Your House

WEBINAR | MAY 21 | 2 CE
Someone moves in. Someone moves out. Stuff moves in. Stuff moves out. As your insureds’ situations change, so do their insurance needs. Insurance pros who attend this course will gain expertise in handling several coverage issues found in a typical home or umbrella policy.

Understanding Comm Prop Gaps & Knowing How To Fill Them

WEBINAR | MAY 21 | 3 CE
This course will cover the basics of coverage gaps and exclusions, where coverage gaps are found, and coverage gaps in the building and personal property coverage form. The instructor will conclude the webinar with valuation: replacement cost and exclusion of the CP 10 30 Causes of Loss – Special Form that can be “fixed”. 

IMS | Get to Know Our Newest Market: The Hanover

WEBINAR | MAY 27 | FREE for all
Meet the Hanover team and learn about their commercial product line-up available to all Big I NY members!

NYAIP Certification Program

WEBINAR | JUNE 10 | 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.

GetLYIT: State of Tech Report Edition

WEBINAR | JUNE 10 | FREE for all
Join Catalyit for this special edition of GetLYIT as they dive into the 2026 State of Tech Report. See how independent agencies are using technology and where the gap between average and high-performing agencies continues to grow.

Leadership Academy

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.

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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.

Education that evolves with the industry

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
Gary Roe

 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!

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Tim never fails to respond to ANY inquiry immediately!! ALL inquiries are responded to in GREAT detail. I really appreciate his time and efforts.

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 We believe independent insurance agents serve customers best with trusted advice and options to protect what matters most.

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