This event is now sold out. Please contact iiaawny@gmail.com to be added to our waiting list.

Please join NeXtGen for our 2024 Kick Off Event at Hatchets & Hops

Get ready to unleash your inner lumberjack as you try your hand at axe throwing. It will also be a great opportunity to meet up with local insurance agents, carrier reps, wholesalers, and other related professionals - and have some FUN!

No experience needed – The Hatchets and Hops instructors will teach everyone how to throw!

When: Thursday, March 14th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Cost: $40 – includes 2 drinks from the bar, snacks, and 2 hours of axe throwing

Event Overview:

-Open networking with local insurance professionals

- Enjoy light refreshments, drinks, networking, and axe throwing

- Two hours of axe throwing as well as time to talk about where you work/your role and to meet other young professionals working in the insurance industry

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event! 

• Platinum Sponsor: $750 - includes 4 tickets to the event

• Gold Sponsor: $500 - includes 2 tickets to the event

• Silver Sponsor: $250 - includes 1 ticket to the event

• Bronze Sponsor: $100 - includes recognition on all event advertisements and at event 

THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 ANNUAL SPONSORS GREAT AMERICAN | JENCAP

Membership = Protection

Big I New York is THE Champion for independent agents. When you are a member of Big I New York, you can rest assured that you are part of a community that is well represented by an organization that is passionate about helping independent agents succeed. Now more than ever, it is critical that you are aware of the resources available to your agency to successfully navigate this market.

Lisa Lounsbury, President & CEO and Christine Neet, Assistant Vice President Member Engagement of Big I New York will join us to share what Big I New York is focused on and to remind members of the top resources they should be taking advantage of now.

Our agenda includes:

• Belief statement- mission

• State of the market

• Advocacy efforts (Carrier, Regulator, Legislative)

• Compliance Support- Cyber

• Hard Market Toolkit- MRP

• Market Access Options

• Aggregator Checklist

• Contract Reviews

• Catalyit

• Consulting

When: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Time: 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Where: RT Specialty - 6450 Transit RoadDepew, NY, 14043

FREE to attend! Lunch will be provided by Capital Premium Financing

Complete our Registration Form below.

Thank you to our annual sponsors:

Diamond Liberty Mutual/ Safeco

Platinum sponsors: Erie and Niagara | Gallagher

Silver Sponsors: Great American Insurance Co | Travelers

Leveraging Technology to Sell in the Hard Market

presented by David R. Carothers, CIC, CRM, CWCA, Principal, Florida Risk Partners, LLC

David is the Principal of Game Changers Marketing, LLC, Catalyst Funding Solutions, LLC, The Founder of Killing Commercial Insurance Training, Host of The Power Producers Podcast, and Creator/Producer of The Protégé. Read more about David here

David will bring his vast experience to Buffalo for this important topic to our industry.

Event Schedule:

8:30 am check in and breakfast
9:30 am - 11 am presentation

Ticket Pricing (includes breakfast)

$35 Big I WNY or NeXt Gen Member [groups of 5 or more members receive a $5 discount per ticket]
$45 Non Member

Thank you to our Education Sponsor: ELANY

Thank you to our annual sponsors:

Diamond Liberty Mutual/ Safeco

Platinum sponsors: Erie and Niagara | Gallagher

Silver Sponsors: Great American Insurance Co | Travelers

The ugliest sweater wins a prize!

Join us for a festive gathering with NextGen Buffalo! Meet up with agents and company reps to enjoy a complimentary drink, light snacks and the opportunity to connect with local young insurance professionals.

Learn more about what NextGen is planning in 2024 and how being involved can help your career!

When: Wednesday, December 13th, 5-7 pm

Where: Sports City Pizza Pub - 1407 Niagara St Buffalo, NY 14213

FREE to attend! 1 drink ticket and light snacks provided.

Complete our Registration Form below.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 ANNUAL SPONSORS LIBERTY/SAFECO | GREAT AMERICAN | HANOVER | EVANS INSURANCE

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Please contact our office to be added to our waiting list: iiaawny@gmail.com

Our annual Christmas luncheon celebration is here! Join us at the beautiful Jazzboline at the Reikart House in Amherst for an open bar and sit down luncheon.

Registration deadline is 12/1/2023.

In keeping with our tradition, we will be collecting for FeedMoreWNY. Your cash/check contributions are greatly appreciated. All contributors will be eligible for our door prize drawings!

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor: Travelers

Thank you to our Event Sponsors:
SILVER: Jencap Specialty Insurance Services | Risk Placement Services Inc
BRONZE: Capital Premium Financing | Carstar Collision | Rock Emergency Services Inc

Thank you to our Annual sponsors: Liberty Mutual | Safeco | Erie & Niagara Insurance | Gallagher

At this event, we are proud to present the 2023 Pioneer Award to

This event is now sold out. Please contact iiaawny@gmail.com to be added to our wait list.

Please join Big I WNY in person for our 2023 Legislative Breakfast at The Buffalo Club. During this event, Big I WNY members, WNY Legislators, and representatives from our Big I NY legislative team will come together and discuss the issues critical to our industry. 

The format will begin with registration and a buffet breakfast at 8:00 a.m. At 8:30 a.m., Scott Hobson, MPA, Assistant VP of Government Relations for Big I New York, will provide a brief legislative update and then lead a roundtable discussion, concluding at 9:30 a.m. Some of the issues we plan to discuss include:

• The deteriorating state of the NY insurance market

• Making pre-insurance photo inspections voluntary

• Streamlining the process for obtaining insurance coverage in the excess market

• Workers compensation reform initiatives

• Legislation to ban lead paint exclusions in rental habitational coverage

Member fee is $30 | Event Sponsorship opportunities available for $500

Sign up today to show our representatives that we matter!

Thank you to our event sponsor: Dryden Mutual Insurance Co

Thank you to our Annual sponsors: Liberty Mutual | Safeco | Chubb | Erie & Niagara Insurance | Gallagher

Please join NextGen for our 8th Annual Speed Networking Event. This year’s event will be held at the Resurgence Brewing Company.

When: Thursday, October 12th, 5-8 pm

Cost: $40 – includes open bar and appetizers

Event Overview:

-Registration and open networking with local Insurance Professionals

-Enjoy food, drinks, and networking which is broken into 3 sessions

-Each session offers you time to talk about where you work/your role and to meet and learn from other young professionals working in the insurance industry

-After the rotations, we’ll give away a variety of prizes and open networking will continue!

Thank you to our Platinum event sponsor: Lawley

Thank you to our Silver event sponsor: RT Specialty

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event! 

• Platinum Sponsor: $750 - includes 4 tickets to the event

• Gold Sponsor: $500 - includes 2 tickets to the event

• Silver Sponsor: $250 - includes 1 ticket to the event

• Bronze Sponsor: $100 - includes recognition on all event advertisements and at event 

Complete our Registration Form below. You will then be redirected to the payment screen

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 ANNUAL SPONSORS LIBERTY/SAFECO | GREAT AMERICAN | HANOVER | EVANS INSURANCE

Registration is now closed. Please contact iiaawny@gmail.com to be added to our wait list.

Please join us for our Installation of 2023-2024 Officers and Directors.  Meet our new WNY Board of Directors and celebrate with our incoming president, Lisa Hussainov of Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc.

Individual tickets for $85 include open bar with appetizers, guided tour of The Barrel Factory and sit-down dinner.

Thank you to our Installation sponsors:
DIAMOND: Auto Collision & Glass | Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc.
GOLD: Integrated Specialty Coverages, LLC | Jencap Group | RT Specialty | Risk Placement Services Inc | WH Greene & Associates
SILVER: Dryden Mutual Insurance Co | Glass America

Thank you to our Annual sponsors: Liberty Mutual | Safeco | Chubb | Erie & Niagara Insurance | Gallagher

Please join NextGen for Battling Burnout & Building Resilience presented by Lindsay Amico, founder and Mindset Coach, Picture Perfect Mind, LLC

Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Time: 8:30 AM Check-in and Light Breakfast | 9 AM - 11 AM Program

Cost: $30 individual tickets or SAVE with our group rate of $120 for 5 tickets

Event Overview:

Let's face it, stress will always be a part of life. The issue is when long-term stress turns into burnout, a state of physical or emotional sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity. Participants will learn about self-regulation, thought management, and how to shift into the present moment. We'll talk about how to recognize the signs in ourselves and others, and how to create a self-care action plan that turns into long-term success.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event! 

• Platinum Sponsor: $750 - includes 4 tickets to the event

• Gold Sponsor: $500 - includes 2 tickets to the event

• Silver Sponsor: $250 - includes 1 ticket to the event

• Bronze Sponsor: $100 - includes recognition on all event advertisements and at event 

Complete our Registration Form below. You will then be redirected to the payment screen

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 ANNUAL SPONSORS LIBERTY/SAFECO | GREAT AMERICAN | HANOVER | EVANS INSURANCE

Please join Nextgen for A Networking Happy Hour held at Jack Rabbit

When: Thursday, June 8th, 5:30 - 8:00 pm

Cost: $30 – includes open bar and snacks

Event Overview:

- Open networking with local insurance professionals

- Enjoy food, drinks, networking

- Have conversations about where you work/your role and meet other young professionals working in the insurance industry

Thank you to our event sponsor: Hanover Insurance

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event! 

• Platinum Sponsor: $750 - includes 4 tickets to the event

• Gold Sponsor: $500 - includes 2 tickets to the event

• Silver Sponsor: $250 - includes 1 ticket to the event

• Bronze Sponsor: $100 - includes recognition on all event advertisements and at event 

Complete our Registration Form below. You will then be redirected to the payment screen

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 ANNUAL SPONSORS LIBERTY/SAFECO | GREAT AMERICAN | HANOVER INSURANCE | EVANS INSURANCE AGENCY

Please join NeXtGen for our 2023 Kick Off Event at Hatchets & Hops

When: Thursday, March 30th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Cost: $40 – includes 1 drink from the bar, snacks, and 2 hours of axe throwing

Event Overview:

-Open networking with local insurance professionals

- Enjoy light refreshments, drinks, networking, and axe throwing

- Two hours of axe throwing as well as time to talk about where you work/your role and to meet other young professionals working in the insurance industry

Thank you to our sponsor: RT Specialty

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event! 

• Platinum Sponsor: $750 - includes 4 tickets to the event

• Gold Sponsor: $500 - includes 2 tickets to the event

• Silver Sponsor: $250 - includes 1 ticket to the event

• Bronze Sponsor: $100 - includes recognition on all event advertisements and at event 

Complete our Registration Form below. You will then be redirected to the payment screen

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 ANNUAL SPONSORS LIBERTY/SAFECO | GREAT AMERICAN | EVANS INSURANCE AGENCY

Big I WNY is offering our members and guests an in-person NYS DMV approved Defensive Driving Course. This six-hour course will qualify you for a 10% discount on your car insurance. Family, friends, co-workers are all welcome!

Tickets are $35 per person. Lunch is included.

Check in is at 8:45 a.m.; course starts promptly at 9:00 a.m.

Thank you to our event sponsor: NYCM Insurance

Thank you to our annual sponsors:

Diamond Liberty Mutual/ Safeco

Platinum sponsors: Chubb | Erie and Niagara

Gold Sponsor: Kemper

Silver Sponsors: Allegany Group | Great American Insurance Co | Selective | Travelers

Big I WNY and NeXt Gen are proud to co-host this insurance sales training workshop presented by Ryan Hanley, founder and president of Rogue Risk.

Ryan provides keynote presentations and customized workshops that concentrate on implementing leadership, marketing, and sales initiatives within growth-focused, abundance-minded organizations.

Registration deadline is 1/10/2022.

Event Schedule:

8:30 am check in and breakfast
9:30 am - 11 am presentation

Ticket Pricing (includes breakfast)

$35 Big I WNY or NeXt Gen Member [groups of 5 or more members receive a $5 discount per ticket]
$45 Non Member

Thank you to our Education Sponsor: ELANY

Thank you to our annual sponsors:

Diamond Liberty Mutual/ Safeco

Platinum sponsors: Chubb | Erie and Niagara

Gold Sponsor: Kemper

Silver Sponsors: Allegany Group | Great American Insurance Co | Selective | Travelers

Our annual Christmas luncheon celebration is here! Join us at the incredible Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum for an open bar, upscale lunch buffet and tours of the museum.

Registration deadline is 11/23/2022.

In keeping with our tradition, we will be collecting for FeedMoreWNY. Your cash/check contributions are greatly appreciated. All contributors will be eligible for our door prize drawings!

Thank you to our Signature sponsor: Travelers

Thank you to our luncheon sponsors: Jencap | WH Greene & Associates | RPS Inc | Tompkins Insurance Agencies

Additional sponsorship packages are available. For $500, you receive:

• (3) three tickets to the luncheon

• company logo on our event registration page and event PR

• company logo included in our slide presentation

• vendor table

Please join Big I WNY for our 2022 Virtual Legislative Breakfast. During this event, Big I WNY members, WNY Legislators, and representatives from our Big I NY legislative team will come together and discuss the issues critical to our industry. 

Scott Hobson, Big I NY’s AVP of Government Relations will recap Big I NY’s legislative efforts during 2022 and preview the challenges and opportunities for Independent Agents and our customers in the coming year.

This year’s event is FREE!

Sign up today to show our representatives that we matter!

Please join NextGen for our 7th Annual Speed Networking Event. This year’s event will be held at the Resurgence Brewing Company.

When: Thursday, October 20th, 5-8 pm

Cost: $35 – includes open bar and appetizers

Event Overview:

-Registration and open networking with local Insurance Professionals

-Enjoy food, drinks, and networking which is broken into 3 sessions

-Each session offers you time to talk about where you work/your role and to meet and learn from other young professionals working in the insurance industry

-After the rotations, we’ll give away a variety of prizes and open networking will continue!

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event! 

• Platinum Sponsor: $750 - includes 4 tickets to the event

• Gold Sponsor: $500 - includes 2 tickets to the event

• Silver Sponsor: $250 - includes 1 ticket to the event

• Bronze Sponsor: $100 - includes recognition on all event advertisements and at event 

Complete our Registration Form below. You will then be redirected to the payment screen

Thank you to our Platinum Event Sponsor: Lawley

Thank you to our Bronze Sponsor: Cooke Doyle LLC

THANK YOU TO OUR 2022 ANNUAL SPONSORS LIBERTY/SAFECO | GREAT AMERICAN | INSURANCE ASSOCIATES MARKETPLACE

Please join us for our Installation of 2022-2023 Officers and Directors.  Meet our new WNY Board of Directors and celebrate with our incoming president, Doug Benz of New Buffalo Insurance Agency.

Individual tickets for $70 include open bar with appetizers and sit-down dinner.

Sponsorship packages are available and include recognition at our event:

• $350 - Silver - includes 2 complimentary tickets

• $500 - Gold - includes 3 complimentary tickets

• $1,000 - Platinum - includes 4 complimentary tickets

• $1,500 - Diamond - includes 5 complimentary tickets

Thank you to our sponsors:

Gold Sponsors: Erie & Niagara Insurance | Insurance Women of Buffalo, Inc. | Kemper | Merchants Insurance | Ontario Insurance Company | Selective Insurance | Vermont Mutual | WH Greene & Associates

Silver Sponsors: Glass America | Imperial PFS | Jencap | Lovell Safety Management Co LLC | NYCM Insurance | RPS Inc | RT Specialty

Additional Supporting Sponsor: WNYIA

Registration deadline: Friday, September 30!

Join NextGen young agents and staffers from around the country (IIABA’s Fall Conference is in town) at a two-story arcade and bar as we network, enjoy Achor Bar food, and have some competitive fun while winning prizes.

When: Thursday, Sept 15th, 7-9 pm

Where: The Great American Arcade (Holiday Inn Niagara Falls)

Cost: $20 – includes food, drinks, and games at the arcade

Registration deadline: Friday, September 9!

Complete our Registration Form below. You will then be redirected to the payment screen.

Join NeXtGen Buffalo for networking and beer at Forty Thieves on Elmwood! Entry is only $10 which includes a drink and snacks. Stop by for as long as you can to make connections you may not have otherwise. All NeXtGen members, guests, and friends are welcome!

When: Thursday, May 19th 5-7 pm

Where: Forty Thieves Kitchen & Bar – 727 Elmwood Ave Buffalo, NY 14222

Cost: $10 per person, includes first drink and snacks

Complete our Registration Form below. You will then be redirected to the payment screen.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2022 ANNUAL SPONSORS Liberty/Safeco | Great American | Insurance Associates Marketplace

Are you interested in sponsoring NeXtGen? Learn more HERE

Please join us for networking, dinner and bowling with your insurance peers at Spare Lanes!

$30 per person, includes 2 hour open bar, dinner buffet, bowling with shoes

NeXtGen will cover the cost of your parking in the convenient, attached parking ramp.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2022 ANNUAL SPONSORS Liberty/Safeco | Great American

Are you interested in sponsoring NeXtGen? Learn more HERE

Our annual holiday luncheon celebration is back!

Registration deadline is 12/3/2021.

In keeping with our tradition, we will be collecting for FeedMoreWNY. Your cash/check contributions are greatly appreciated. All contributors will be eligible for our door prize drawings!

Thank you to our event sponsor:

Please join Big I WNY for our 2021 Virtual Legislative Breakfast. During this event, Big I WNY members, WNY Legislators, and representatives from our Big I NY legislative team will come together and discuss the issues critical to our industry. 

Scott Hobson, Big I NY’s AVP of Government Relations will recap Big I NY’s legislative efforts during 2021 and preview the challenges and opportunities for Independent Agents and our customers in the coming year.

This year’s event is FREE! Everyone in attendance will have a chance to win Starbucks e-gift cards.

Sign up today to show our representatives that we matter!

Registration is now closed.

Please join us for our Installation of 2021-2022 Officers and Directors.  Come and meet your new WNY Board of Directors and celebrate with our incoming president, Rob Glenn of Lawley Insurance.

Event includes two-hour open bar with appetizers and sit-down dinner.

Sponsorship packages are available and include recognition at our event:

• $250 - Silver - includes 2 complimentary tickets

• $500 - Gold - includes 3 complimentary tickets

• $1,000 - Platinum - includes 4 complimentary tickets

• $1,500 - Diamond - includes 5 complimentary tickets

Thank you to our sponsors:

Apparel Sponsor: Vermont Mutual Insurance Group

Platinum Sponsor: Lawley

Gold Sponsors: Selective Insurance | Erie & Niagara Insurance Association

Silver Sponsors: Lovell Safety Management | Dryden Mutual | Russell Bond & Co., Inc | Merchants Insurance Group | RT Specialty - Buffalo | Kemper | Greene & Associates

Join us on Wednesday, July 28 at Dos on the Lake for a fundraiser and cocktail networking event! Each year, Big I WNY holds a fundraiser in memory of Roger M. Gurney. Roger was, and remains, one of the most highly respected agents to have served in the insurance industry. The proceeds of this event raise valuable scholarship dollars for deserving high school graduates of BIG I WNY’s Project Invest program. The Project Invest program has sponsored various local events supporting the insurance industry. In 2020 and 2021, we proudly awarded ten outstanding high school seniors with scholarships. Please help us continue Roger’s legacy by participating in this important fundraiser.

Thank you to our Cocktail Sponsor:

Liberty Mutual

Thank you to our prize sponsors:

RT Specialty | Insurance Women of Buffalo

PURCHASE OPTIONS

All In Ticket - $100

You will receive one (1) Raffle ticket, one (1) 50/50 Split ticket and one (1) event registration ticket:

Raffle Ticket - $50

You will be entered into a drawing to win one of the following fabulous prizes:

• Pizza Party for 40 people - at your venue! Courtesy of Just Pizza (located on South Park Ave and in West Seneca - subject to availability)

• Yeti Cooler of Cheer

• 60” Flat Screen TV

• Overnight Stay & Dinner for Two at Russell Salvatore’s Grand Hotel & Russell’s Steaks, Chops & More

• $500 VISA gift card

50/50 Split Club Ticket - $25

In Person Networking Event - $25

Sponsor - $200

(includes 4 event tickets; signage and logo on PR)

After making your purchase above, please fill out the registration form below:

If you would like to make an additional donation of any amount, use the button below. Note: This is a separate transaction from the ones above.