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.
Charles Symington, Big “I” president & CEO, has once again been named among the top trade association lobbyists in the nation’s capital this year.
Now awaiting action in the U.S. House, the bill addresses the current system that allows outside investors, including foreign governments, to secretly finance lawsuits for profit.
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.
The continuing resolution (CR) funds the federal government through Jan. 30, 2026, and includes a retroactive reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for the period that the program lapsed.
As of Oct. 27, more than 2,300 agents and brokers nationwide have invested in InsurPac, the Big “I” political action committee (PAC), helping to surpass the $1 million mark toward its $1.3 million goal for the 2025 calendar year.
The “Fix Our Forests Act of 2025,” which will improve forest management, reduce wildfire risk and protect critical infrastructure, was passed out of a U.S. Senate committee.
Both political sides seem to be digging in, with the U.S. Senate unable to advance a “clean” continuing resolution (CR).
A partial federal government shutdown began on Oct. 1, resulting in a lapse of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) authority.
The Big “I” urges Congress to act well in advance of the 2027 deadline and reauthorize a long-term, clean extension of this important program.
