Last year, Scott Gray was honored with the Barney Burns award at the 2025 Big “I” Legislative Conference for his dedication, passion and leadership in government advocacy for the independent insurance agency system.
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.
Congress ended the brief four-day partial federal government and reauthorized the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through Sept. 30.
As of press time, Congress is working to finalize legislation to keep the federal government open beyond Friday, when current funding expires.
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.
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.
During the hearing, a bill was formally introduced to streamline disaster assistance programs to accelerate aid to survivors and encourage states to invest in disaster mitigation efforts.
U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) will be the keynote speaker at the Legislative Conference, which will take place April 30-May 2 in Washington, D.C.
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and included a short-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
