Massagent Now Podcast Mass. Association of Insurance Agents

Kathy Cormier joined Ashleigh McDonald to talk more Big Event! Saturday will be full of registry  information including two new registry-related classes  this year ... SR-22 & IID - What are they? Who Needs them? Is there coverage? and Salvage Vehicle Process.
Plus, we're excited to have Registrar Erin Deveney speak about on Registry of Motor Vehicles & the ATLAS Program - the new web-based system rolling out with Real ID.

Melissa Murphy and Robin Federici talk "Big Event 2017" in this episode of The Big Event Mini-Series. In particular, Robin has included 2 hours this year on Liquor Liability Exposures - Personal and Commercial Lines. Think you know liquor exposures? There are some hidden elements that most agents just don't realize. PLUS...hear Robin's favorite part of The Big Event.
Thanks to Plymouth Rock Assurance for sponsoring the The Big Event Podcast Mini-Series.

We can't imagine The Big Event without Marshall Katz on the teaching roster. He sat down with Ashleigh and Hannah from MAIA to talk a little bit about the classes he's teaching this year (including a little series on Flood) and what he values about The Big Event. 
Thanks to Plymouth Rock Assurance for sponsoring The Big Event Podcast Mini-Series. 

Ashleigh and Hannah, who work in MAIA's marketing department are relative newcomers to The Big Event. To kick off the mini-series, Ashleigh asks Hannah what she can expect during her first trip to the premier conference and trade show for Mass. Independent Agents. 
Thanks Plymouth Rock Assurance for sponsoring The Big Event Podcast mini-series!

Inspired by the Pocket and Summary Guides recently published by ACT,the Mass Agent Now Podcast talks to two of the individuals who helped create these agent resources. Welcome Ron Berg, Executive Director of the Agents Council on Technology (ACT) at IIABA and Steve Aronson, local Mass Independent Agent, President & CEO of Aronson Insurance in Needham, who serves as the Security Issues Chair on ACT. 

 

Steve and Ron were kind enough to answer the following questions in short time we had together.

 


1. We know it’s a threat to big box retailers and national banks...but is cyber security a real threat to independent insurance agencies - most of which are very small businesses? What are "hackers" looking for and are they finding it in small businesses? 

 

2. Can you tell me briefly what ACT is and what the these resource guides have been designed for?

 

4. If you feel like your agency is in compliance with existing regulations like the MA laws, HIPPA, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley...is that enough?

 

5. For those that haven’t given this much thought yet….Where should agents start when getting their data security house in order? (general education, strong passwords, internet policing, virus protection software, eliminating personal devices?)

 

Steve and Ron both share the most helpful resource they think that is listed in the guides.



 

Resources Discussed in this episode:

 


ACT: Agents Council for Technology

ACT's Planning & Security Section

Pocket Guide

Summary Guide

Mintz-Levin - State Data Security Breach Notification Laws  

ID Federation / Signon Once (Password Protection)

In this episode of MassAgent Now Irene discusses how the Homeowners Policy responds to content when the insured is moving. Things to consider when "stuff" is in transit - are you moving it or is it in the care of movers? Who is legally responsible? And what are the limitations of the contract with the moving company?

with Irene Morrill, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, CPIW, LIA, ARM, MAIA's Vice President of Technical Affairs