NYC Executive Insights Breakfast
Join Big I New York President & CEO Lisa Lounsbury and AVP of Government Relations, Travis Wattie, for a high-level discussion designed for independent agency leaders navigating today’s complex and…
New York City
NYC Executive Insights Breakfast
Join Big I New York President & CEO Lisa Lounsbury and AVP of Government Relations, Travis Wattie, for a high-level discussion designed for independent agency leaders navigating today’s complex and…
Big I New York Highlights Insurance & Affordability Solutions at State Senate Roundtables
Big I New York Regional Director Eileen Frank and Assistant Vice President of Government Relations, Travis Wattie, recently participated in a series of Affordability Roundtables hosted by the New York…
You Did It! NYC Anti-Arson Repeal Bill Headed to Gov. Hochul!
In politics, persistence and perseverance pay off. Today, the State Senate followed the lead of the Assembly and passed legislation repealing the NYC “Anti-Arson” application! Big I New York will…
Agents In Action: Big I NY Members Meet with Key Lawmakers In-District
Throughout the month of May, approximately 40 independent agents from across the state met with state lawmakers in their districts to call for the passage of pro-consumer legislation to help…
A Manhole-Sized Bad Court Decision
Last year, I developed and taught a continuing education course titled Absolute Liability: New York’s Scaffold Law and the Courts. The course looked at the history and interpretation of New York…
It’s Not the Wind, It’s the Water
“Hurricane Sandy revealed just how real storm surge risk is,” commented Dr. Claire Souch, vice president, model solutions at RMS. “Our model shows there is a 20 percent chance that…
Scaffold Law Fact Check
New York State Trail Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) says… New York’s Scaffold Law makes construction safer. It doesn’t. OSHA’s rigorous scaffold safety regulations far exceed those put forth under the Scaffold…
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