Government Affairs

During the conference, independent insurance agents from across the U.S. will share their perspectives with legislators on issues important to the independent agency system.

The House Financial Services Committee has released draft legislation to amend and bolster the privacy requirements created by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

The current 60-day comment period is a remarkably short window for the business community to assess the sweeping effects of the startling proposal to ban noncompete agreements.

The legislation, which passed on partisan lines, was the House Republicans’ first major bill of the year and was one of their top campaign issues throughout the midterms.

The rule would apply to employees, independent contractors, interns, volunteers, apprentices, and other types of workers.

InsurPac, the Big “I” political action committee (PAC) and one of the largest small business PACs in the country, raised $1,265,798 during the 2022 calendar year.

If passed by the Dec. 23 deadline, the $1.7 billion bill would extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), strengthen Americans’ retirement savings, and support crop insurance programs.

Congress appears set to pass bipartisan legislation to extend government funding that expires at midnight tomorrow.

Since 2017, Branch has served as the sole voice on the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI) for providing unique and key advice to the U.S. Treasury on policy issues that impact Big “I” members.

The Big “I” sent a letter to congressional leaders urging their continued support of crop insurance agents and the critical role they play in supporting the Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP).