5 Issues Independent Agents Will Address at the 2026 Big ‘I’ Legislative Conference
Get up to speed on the five key issues that will be the focus of the 2026 Big “I” Legislative Conference taking place April 22–24 in Washington, D.C.
Insurance Regulation
Independent Agent Magazine Reviews the Biggest Stories of 2025
This end-of-year episode of Agency Nation Radio is brought to you by the editors of Independent Agent magazine. Will Jones, editor-in-chief, hosts the discussion and is joined by Olivia Overman, content editor, and AnneMarie McPherson Spears, news editor.
Consumers Agree Legal System Abuse Drives Up Insurance Costs, Prompting Demand for Reform
A new survey of consumers from the Big “I” reveals growing concern that excessive and abusive litigation is driving up costs for consumers and reforms are needed.
Legal System Abuse: Rising Costs for Insurance
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, host Nathan Riedel, Big “I” senior vice president of federal government affairs, is joined by Jeff Beck, senior vice president of government and regulatory affairs at Selective Insurance, and John Barbour, CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia.
APCIA Annual Meeting 2025: Industry Competition, Affordability and Legal System Abuse
Last week, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) hosted its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Third-Party Litigation Funding Scrutinized in House Oversight Committee
The hearing investigated how outside capital is funding litigation against companies and agencies to achieve policy goals and examined the lack of oversight in this area.
