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ACT has worked with the Big ‘I’ national general counsel to create an ‘Electronic Delivery Consent Form’ template agencies can download and use. This was initially developed to cover when agents send documents electronically via email to their customers, but it also was expanded to cover access to electronic policies via an agency’s customer portal.…

? ?? Did you know that Gramm-Leach-Bliley NY DFS and NAIC regulations require small businesses (i.e., agencies) to have a Privacy Policy listed on your agency website? The Big ‘I’ and ACT have worked together to create a balanced agency website Privacy Policy template. Click HERE for the free template you can download and use…

Every small business owner should prioritize usingeffective software to prevent virus infection. Whenever someone begins their search for online security, they ultimatelydiscover there are two major types of protection: antivirus and anti-malware.Which leads them to the inevitable query: What’s the difference between antivirus andanti-malware? Definition To best understand, let’s quickly define viruses andmalware; A virusis…

All the firewalls, operating system patches, and defenses are for naught if your agency staff is not properly trained on security protocol – One errant click or opening a file can leave your data vulnerable. Find out the clear steps to train agency staff. I. New Employees Make sure all new employees have signed an…

The ACT Security Issues work group, in conjunction with IIABA created this sample cybersecurity policy to help agencies easily comply with the requirement to have a cybersecurity policy in place. This policy is directed toward “employees” throughout. If the Agency uses independent contractors as well as employees, the Agency will need to broaden the policy…

The 2016 Agency Universe Study – also known as the ‘AUS’ – was recently released as a collaboration between the Big ‘I’ and leading independent agency companies. This biennial study was completed by 1,972 independent agents giving their detailed insights on all critical areas of running their businesses including; agency revenue and markets, carriers represented,…