Big I CNY Legislative Breakfast 2019 Recap

Big I CNY held their annual legislative breakfast on Tuesday, November 19th, which was attended by local members and state legislators and their staff. The event featured a presentation by Scott Hobson, Big I NY's Director of Government Relations, who discussed the legislative accomplishments of 2019, Big I NY's ongoing legal challenge against the DFS's "best interest" regulation, and priorities and challenges in 2020. He called on agents to attend Big I NY's annual Independent Agents Advocacy Day in Albany on March 3rd, 2020. Legislators in attendance offered their views on the upcoming session and spoke to the importance of agents building relationships with their elected representatives.