If your clients include unionized construction contractors, prepare now to help them meet new Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits requirements taking effect this winter. Two recently-enacted state laws expand construction…
Insurance producers licensed in New Jersey are now subject to the state’s Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) following a court decision last month. On July 15th, the New Jersey Supreme Court…
One of the auto insurance reforms included in the New York State budget enacted in May (see Part BB) pertained to carrier premium change explanations. The state Department of Financial…
Average Workers’ Compensation loss costs for New York employers will nose-dive by almost 22% this fall. The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board announced last week that the state Department…
Now that New York has enacted a package of auto insurance reforms as part of the 2026-27 state budget, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is making…
Disclaimer We are publishing the following message at the request of the New York State Department of Financial Services. Dear Producers, Section 4 of the New York Automobile Insurance Plan…
The volume of inquiries from Big I New York members having trouble with the New York State Department of Financial Services’ DFS ID system has slowed from the levels we…
Insurance industry standards-setting organization ACORD has announced new editions of two Workers’ Compensation coverage election forms used in New York. These are the first revisions to the forms in almost…
The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) has announced that it is seeking a double-digit decrease in Workers’ Compensation insurance loss costs. The NYCIRB’s Board of Governors voted to file…
