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On Friday, April 18 a group
of agents from the IIAA of Suffolk Co and the Tri-County Agents
Association met with Assembly Insurance Committee Chair Joe
Morelle and a group of Long Island Assembly Members. Joining
Chairman Morelle were Assemblywoman Ginny Fields, who hosted
the meeting in her Bayport office, Assemblywoman Patty Eddington,
Assemblymen Phil Boyle and Mark Alessi, and a representative
from Assembly Fred Thiele's office.
Representing Suffolk Co were Tom Crowley, Mike Romeo, John
Mulvey, John Stype and Jim Sutton. Representing Tri-County
were Frank Elorza, Evan Portnoy, Steve Visco, Ken Hehir, and
Steve Folan. I also attended the meeting.
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Tom Crowley did an outstanding job leading
the discussion and Assemblyman Morelle and the other legislators
were very open in the discussion. They were very interested
in our suggestion of legislation that would create incentives
for insurers who offer an HO-3 wrap. You will recall that legislation
drafted by IIABNY last year died in the Assembly so this is
a major advance. Attached is a draft of a message we will be
sending out to members on Monday that summarizes the key points
of the discussion. Tom Crowley and Tim Dodge will be finalizing
the document before we distribute it.
This was the second agents meeting we've had with Assemblyman
Morelle in as many weeks (he met in our office with the IIAA
of Central NYon April 10) and clearly he believes in a free
market approach whenever possible. In his words, consumers need
choices in the marketplace and while the protection of consumer
rights is important, he does not believe in creating an environment
that neglects the business environment.
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