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Agents meet with lawmakers at 34th annual PIACT/PIACT-YIP Diamond Club Reception

PIACT and PIACT-YIP hosted its 34th annual Diamond Club Reception in the atrium of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., on Feb. 23, 2017. At the event, PIACT-member agents met with Connecticut General Assembly representatives and their staffers to discuss important insurance issues for the state. Over 80 professional, independent insurance agents, legislators and their staffers, as well as Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen attended the annual legislative event.

High on the agenda for PIACT were issues that will assist the state’s independent insurance agents, as well as protections for Connecticut’s insurance-buying public. These included insurance requirements for ride hailing, workers’ compensation reform and health-care commissions. Throughout the event, members were able to discuss these issues with legislators and voice their concerns or support for pending legislation.

PIACT and PIACT-YIP representatives meet with Connecticut General Assembly representatives and their staffers to discuss insurance-related legislative issues, including ride hailing, addressing the state’s uninsured motorists problem and workers’ compensation reform. L-R: 2544 ID: L-R – PIACT National Director and past President Timothy G. Russell, CPCU; PIACT past President Jonathan Black, LUTCF, CPIA, CLTC; PIACT Secretary Mark Connelly, CIC; Sen. Tony Hwang, R-28; Sen. Kevin C. Kelly, R-21; PIACT-YIP Vice President Kathleen Bailey; and PIACT member John Ambrusco. L-R: PIACT-YIP Vice President Kathleen Bailey, Rep. Mitch Bolinsky, R-106; PIACT-YIP Board Member Anthony DeSalva; PIACT-YIP President Nick Khamarji Jr.; and PIACT-YIP Director Ryan Keating. L-R: PIACT President Loretta Lesko, CIC, and Attorney General George Jepsen. L-R: Rep. Tom Delnicki, R-14; Sen. Edwin A. Gomes, D-23; Rep. Kelly J.S. Luxenberg, D-12; and Rep. Kurt Vail, R-52. L-R: Rep. Tom Delnicki, R-14; Rep. Jeff Currey, D-11; Rep. Kelly J.S. Luxenberg, D-12; and Rep. Kurt Vail, R-52. L-R: PIACT National Director and past President Timothy G. Russell, CPCU; PIACT-YIP Board Member Anthony DeSalva; Sen. Tony Hwang, R-28; and PIACT-YIP President Nick Khamarji Jr. L-R: PIACT Director and Legislative Committee Vice Chairperson Gerard Prast, CPIA; and Rep. Kevin Ryan, D-139. L-R: PIACT past President Jonathan Black, LUTCF, CPIA, CLTC; and Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-136. L-R: Rep. Jeff Currey, D-11; PIACT Director and Legislative Committee Chairperson William F. Malloy Jr., CIC; and Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade. L-R: PIACT-YIP past President Nicholas W. Ruickoldt, CPIA, CISR; Rep. Michael A. DiMassa, D-116; Rep. Susan M. Johnson, D-49; PIACT Member John Ambrusco; and PIACT past President Howard S. Olderman. L-R: PIACT-YIP President Nick Khamarji Jr.; Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-136; Rep. Bob Godfrey, D-110; Marty Dunleavy, former clerk, House of Representatives; and PIACT National Director and past President Timothy G. Russell, CPCU. L-R: (back row) Sen. Tony Hwang, R-28; Sen. Timothy D. Larson, D-3; PIACT President-elect Kenneth A. Distel; Gaia McDermott, legislative aide to Sen. Timothy D. Larson, D-3; Sen. Kevin C. Kelly, R-21; Pamela Marcelino, legislative aide to Sen. Kevin C. Kelly, R-21; and PIACT Director and Legislative Committee Vice Chairperson Gerard Prast, CPIA; (front row): Clerk of the Insurance Committee Diane Kubeck. L-R: PIACT-YIP Vice President Kathleen Bailey; Rep. Derek Slap, D-19; Rep. Mary M. Mushinsky, D-85; and PIACT Member John Ambrusco. L-R: PIACT Member John Ambrusco; PIACT past President Jonathan Black, LUTCF, CPIA, CLTC; Sen. Tony Hwang, R-28; and PIACT National Director and past President Timothy G. Russell, CPCU. L-R: PIACT past President Howard S. Olderman; Rep. Robyn A. Porter, D-94; and PIACT Director and Legislative Committee Vice Chairperson Gerard Prast, CPIA.