Advocates in Action: G100 Day on the Hill in Albany
Big I New York members from across the state gathered in Albany last week for the Group of 100 (G100) Day on the Hill, meeting directly with legislators to advocate…
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New York Takes the InsurPac President’s Cup– By $351!
New York is once again proving that when it comes to advocacy, we don’t just show up — we lead. In the recently closed 2025 Big “I” InsurPac fundraising campaign,…
Big I NY Legislative Breakfasts Foster Dialogue on Insurance Issues
This fall, Travis Wattie, Big I NY AVP of Government Relations, spoke at five legislative breakfast events across the state.
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…
Big I NY To Senate: State’s Legal Climate Hikes Premiums
The causes of rising Homeowners’ insurance premiums in New York are mostly self-inflicted, Big I New York told a state Senate panel Tuesday.
Tell Congress: End Taxpayer Waste from NY’s Outdated Scaffold Law
Big I New York is leading the charge to save federal taxpayer dollars and tackle serious insurance marketplace concerns by modernizing how New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241…
Big I New York Joins Statewide Coalition to Modernize Outdated Scaffold Law
As part of its ongoing efforts to modernize New York’s costly Labor Laws 240 and 241, Big I New York has joined a broad coalition of Scaffold Law reform advocates…
Do You Have Friday the 13th Insurance?
Friday the 13th is traditionally seen by some better safe than sorry superstitious individuals as a day when one must take care to avoid catastrophe terminal embarrassment certain doom being unlucky. We here at Big I…
A Guide to New York’s Scaffold Law
New York State’s so-called “scaffold law” is paragraph 1 of Section 240 and paragraph 6 of Section 241 of the state’s Labor Law. Its purpose is to protect construction workers…
Order in the Court (Part 3): Scaffold Law Homeowner Exclusion
New York’s (in)famous scaffold law exempts owners of one- and two-family dwellings. Homeowners don’t have to worry about absolute liability, right? Well, it depends. A New York appellate court refused to…
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