ANNUAL FETE: LICONY: Leaders and Members 'Cruise' Through LEG / REG Agenda.

* LICONY concluded the organization's long-running Annual Meeting & Planning Conference at The Sagamore Hotel on Lake George. The three-day event from Oct. 3-5 was attended by over 130 participants including senior level executives, general counsels and governmental affairs professionals of the life insurance industry.

Participants were attracted to the opportunity to attend content-rich panels that offered the latest updates on legislative and regulatory changes in the industry. Much of the information came right from the source, as members of the Department of Financial Services and the NYS Legislature were featured throughout the event.

Superintendent Maria Vullo and many of her staff were in attendance and featured on the agenda. Conference attendees also had the chance to hear remarks from Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie as each offered their unique perspectives on the coming general elections and Legislative session. Insurance Committee chairs Senator James Seward and Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, as well as ranking members Senator Neil Breslin and Assemblyman Will Barclay, also took part in the conference giving their perspectives on the insurance industry and conducting business in New York State. The conference also offered those in attendance the ability to network away from the common constraints of the office or board room.

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