Government Affairs

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.

After years of rising insurance costs driven in part by legal system abuse, litigation financing and nuclear verdicts, tort reform is beginning to translate into lower premiums, rate reductions and direct savings for consumers.

The bill would help deter insurance fraud, reduce unnecessary litigation costs and ease the pressure of rising insurance premiums.

The bill would reauthorize the program for an additional seven years, raise the minimum loss threshold and require the Treasury Secretary to publish a notice in the Federal Register within 30 days of initiating the terrorism determination process.

North Carolina has taken a groundbreaking step in the fight against legal system abuse by becoming the first state in the nation to prohibit third-party litigation financing.

The bills signed into law last week address some of the core factors that have driven exorbitant auto insurance premiums in New York.

The Big “I” thanks all sponsors of the Legislative Conference for their support of independent agents and brokers.

The bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that individuals recovering from natural disasters are not unfairly taxed on the financial help they receive to rebuild their lives.