Big ‘I’ Secures Important Wins With Passage of Trump Tax Package
Passage of the bill will make permanent the 20% deduction for pass-through entities, a huge win for many independent insurance agencies.

Passage of the bill will make permanent the 20% deduction for pass-through entities, a huge win for many independent insurance agencies.
Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Companies grappled with extended system outages, prompting errors & omissions concerns for independent insurance agents.
The new toolkit helps independent insurance agents educate clients, explain rising costs and advocate for reforms.
Charles Symington, Big “I” president & CEO, participated in a panel at the 2025 Insurance Information Institute’s Joint Industry Forum in Chicago.
The Big “I” voiced its support for keeping state insurance regulators in charge of implementing and enforcing federal privacy standards and adopting any necessary sector-specific guidance within the insurance industry.
The “Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act” was introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House to create a new tax for third-party litigation funding and to clarify it does not qualify for capital gains treatment, a loophole that currently allows foreign investors to pay zero U.S. taxes.
The bill would make permanent and increase the 199A deduction for pass-through entities from 20% to 23%, which is a huge win for many independent insurance agencies.
Momentum has been building in the U.S. Senate where several new bipartisan proposals aim to improve forest management, reduce wildfire risks and strengthen disaster resilience.
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Michigan) sat down with Nathan Riedel, Big “I” senior vice president of federal government affairs, for a fireside chat.
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) is a strong advocate for the independent agency system and a leader on important issues like flood insurance and tax policy.