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Show your industry know-how by earning and maintaining a designation with The Institutes®, offering courses designed to fit into an adult learner’s schedule and build foundational, technical, and leadership skills to stay ahead of evolving trends in risk management and insurance.
Agency AI Labs is a free, live, and on-demand learning program from ACT (Agents Council for Technology) designed to meet independent agency staff where they are. No tech background required. No vendor pitch. Just practical, role-specific AI education built by and for the independent agent channel.
Don’t miss out–access Phase 1’s five-part webinar series on demand to uncover the foundation of AI. Look out for Phase 2’s Growth and Operations series coming soon!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
WEBINAR | JULY 23 | 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”.
WEBINAR | JULY 23 | FREE for members Learn how to use Connecticut’s free climate risk mapping tool to evaluate property-level exposure to flood, wildfire, wind, extreme heat, and air quality risks. This webinar will equip you with the tools to interpret risk reports and confidently discuss potential coverage gaps with clients.
WEBINAR | JULY 23 | 3 CE This webinar explores ethical decision-making in insurance and the responsibilities producers have to clients, carriers, and third parties. Through real-world scenarios, participants will examine common ethical dilemmas and their potential E&O implications.
WEBINAR | JULY 28 | 1 CE In this program, insurance pros will learn about several personal lines coverage issues that commonly creep up in the wake of a big storm. Examples of concerns discussed include cleanup, outages, and loss of use.
WEBINAR | JULY 28 | FREE for members Most agencies have tried at least one AI tool. Far fewer have made it actually stick. This session goes beyond the hype to show what it looks like when agencies move from experimentation to embedding AI into the way their teams operate every single day, with real stories from agency leaders who are already doing so.
Outmarket’s Marrissa DeLuca and CRO Alpesh Patel will share a practical framework for assessing your agency’s AI maturity and a clear path for moving forward, wherever you’re starting from.
WEBINAR | JULY 30 | 3 CE This course discusses several home and auto exposures that most everyone knows are there, yet, for some reason, continue to cause coverage problems. Furnished vehicles, trailers, personal property, kids earning cash, watercraft, and several other common exposures will be discussed with the hope of addressing them in a way that finally produces a different result: adequate coverage!
WEBINAR | JULY 30 | 3 CE Ride-sharing, drones, home rentals, furnished autos, remote work, and other issues that test common personal lines policies are reviewed in this course. Agents who attend will learn about the depth of exposures and the best practices for addressing them with insureds.
WEBINAR | JULY 30 (More 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!
This year’s seminar covers producer liability, E&O policy coverage, documentation practices, cancellation and timing risks, and real-world compliance challenges for agents.
WEBINAR | AUGUST 11 | 4 CE Stay NYAIP-certified with our approved producer procedures course, required every four years for 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 | AUGUST 12 | 4 CE (3 CE Diversity, Laws/Regs & 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 SERIES | STARTS SEPT 15 Become licensed through our engaging remote 14-day Property & Casualty pre-licensing program, designed to satisfy New York’s 90-hour requirement and fit your schedule. Participants receive thorough instruction, study materials, and two exam attempts to help prepare for the NY State licensing exam with confidence.
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.
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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
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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.
