While many top Big “I” federal priorities enjoy strong bipartisan support, the shift in political power will present challenges for issues including legal system reform and small business tax reform.
Charles Symington, Big “I” president and CEO, and Nathan Riedel, Big “I” senior vice president of federal government affairs, unpack the outcome of the election and its impact on independent agents.
October was Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Independent Agent provided insights on how agents could use the timely opportunity to help clients strengthen cyber hygiene.
With the balance of power in both chambers of U.S. Congress in play, the Big “I” government affairs team breaks down what to expect on election day.
FEMA’s decision to sell policies directly to consumers raises questions about the federal government’s role in insurance distribution and could bypass agents and Write-Your-Own carriers.
The U.S. Senate bill now heads back to the U.S. House of Representatives, where it will need to be reconciled with the similar House bill that makes structural changes to the program.
Without clear, documented standard operating procedures (SOPs), discrepancies can hold an agency back in an era where nimbleness and scalability matter more than ever.
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would make staging motor vehicle accidents for insurance payments a federal crime.
The Big “I” supports a long-term reauthorization of the NFIP and recognizes the importance of a modernized program to increase take-up rates in both the NFIP and the private market.
Independent Agent magazine explored how tort reform is beginning to counteract the impacts of legal system abuse, litigation financing and nuclear verdicts.
