Announcements & Events

Symington heads the association after serving as its executive vice president.

Another big carrier exit caught headlines, but the Hard Market Toolkit from Trusted Choice® provided resources for independent agencies to navigate this market and to effectively communicate with clients.

The toolkit assists Big “I” member agencies in navigating the current insurance market and helps them effectively communicate with their clients.

June brought the hard market into full focus, with companies pulling back from the property and auto insurance markets thanks to inflation, construction costs and catastrophe losses.

​The Big “I” would like to sincerely apologize for an unfortunate interview segment that was conducted at the 2023 Big “I” Legislative Conference between president & CEO Bob Rusbuldt and Fox News host Jesse Watters in April.

Nightmare customers and economic anxiety were balanced out by the news that the U.S. Senate has reintroduced a bill to make the 20% small business tax deduction permanent.

From ​personal auto, dog-related claims and more, all eyes were on the hardening market in April.

This week, Charles Symington, executive vice president, took charge of all day-to-day operations of the Big “I.”

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana) spoke to Big “I” members about working with them on the Federal Crop Insurance Program, and the importance of independent insurance agents in keeping the nation’s economy strong and growing.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington), spoke to Big “I” members about the importance of advocacy and her work as chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee.