Why So Many AI Initiatives Are Failing (And What It Means for Insurance)
By Nick Johnson, Director of Technology A long-time customer of one of our member agencies recently tried to file a claim. She has been with the same agency for years,…
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“What You Don’t Know” May Not Be the Biggest Risk Facing Your Agency.
By Julie Furst The biggest risk in insurance agencies may not be what you don’t know. It may be what you think you already know. Coverage forms evolve. Carrier appetites…
Big I Connecticut Advocacy Fuels Successful Legislative Session!
The Connecticut General Assembly 2025 legislative session ended just before midnight on June 4 after passing the state’s two-year spending plan. Big I Connecticut was highly visible throughout the session,…
Connecticut Diligent Effort Reform Signed into Law
A major legislative priority for Big I Connecticut has officially become law following Governor Ned Lamont’s signature on HB 5373. The new law eliminates Connecticut’s outdated “diligent effort” requirement, which…
Confidence in Women Is Still Interpreted Differently
There was a recurring theme throughout the Breaking Barriers fireside chat at the 2026 Connecticut Insurance Women’s Summit: leadership for women often comes with a different set of expectations. Not…
The Leadership Skill We Don’t Talk About Enough
Most workplace conflict isn’t actually about the conflict itself. It’s about what happens after. The resentment that lingers after a difficult conversation. The frustration that quietly builds after feeling dismissed.…
Connecticut Launches New Health Care Cost Estimator Tools
The Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) recently announced a new set of Health Care Cost Estimator Tools designed to help consumers better understand what they may pay out of pocket for…
Agency AI Labs: AI Skills Your Whole Agency Can Actually Use
Free for Big I Members & ACT Partners Agency AI Labs is a free, live, and on-demand learning program from ACT — the Agents Council for Technology — designed to…
Nominate Your Favorite Charity for a Grant from IICF
By Lisa Lounsbury, President & CEO One of the things I value most about our industry is that, at its core, insurance is about service. Every day, we show up…
Progress for Independent Agents as 2026 Session of the General Assembly Concludes
The Connecticut General Assembly brought the 2026 session to a close at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday evening. During the “short session,” which occurs in even-numbered years, Big I Connecticut was vocal…
