2017 Was Record Year for Data Breaches in NY
A new study reveals that more than 1,500 data breaches were reported to the NYS Attorney General in 2017--a significant jump from 2016--and that the personal records of 9.2 million New Yorkers (thanks largely to [...]
NYS Senate Passes NAIFA-NYS CE Credit Bill
The New York State Senate on March 27 overwhelmingly passed a NAIFA-NYS-initiated bill requiring the Superintendent of Financial Services to grant six continuing education credits for all active members of a statewide professional insurance producer association [...]
Court of Appeals Vacates – in Its Entirety – the DOL Fiduciary Duty Rule
In a decision that took many observers by surprise, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Texas, vacated in full the Department of Labor's (DOL) controversial fiduciary duty rule on March 15, 2018. The Court [...]
Chautauqua Legislative Luncheon Proves that Small Can Be Mighty
NAIFA-Chautauqua is a small association, but it's awfully active, and on January 25 its members gathered just outside Jamestown for a roundtable luncheon with legislative representatives and NAIFA-NYS senior staff. Topics of discussion at [...]
Buffalo Legislative Breakfast a Rousing Success
Our Buffalo association continued its tradition of successful legislative breakfasts on January 25, when nearly 60 members, non-members, legislators and staff, and NAIFA-NYS representatives gathered in an elegant ballroom at Salvatore's Italian Gardens in [...]
NAIFA-NYS Releases First-of-Its-Kind Cyber-Security Tool for Life Agents, Responds to DFS Regulation
Albany, New York, January 29, 2018 — The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors-NYS (NAIFA-NYS) today announced a first-of-its-kind compliance tool to assist New York life agents to comply with the state’s new cyber-security [...]