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After 25 years in the insurance business in the Charleston, South Carolina area, Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) understands firsthand the concerns of independent agents and brokers.

At the Big “I” Legislative Conference Breakfast last week, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) addressed insurance-related legislative initiatives relevant to his home state and the country: crop, flood and terrorism insurance.

Commentators Bob Beckel and Tucker Carlson discussed why the presidential election cycle has spiraled into its current state of spectacle during this morning’s Big “I” Legislative Conference General Session Breakfast.

In his State of the Association speech at this morning’s Big “I” Legislative Conference General Session Breakfast, Big “I” Chairman Randy Lanoix urged members to take their online presence seriously.

Just in time for today’s annual lobbying pilgrimage to the Hill, Big “I” staff has prepared a preliminary explanatory guide that outlines some of the threshold issues that arise in the U.S. Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule.

The two-year delay of the “Cadillac” tax is a “perfect example” of bipartisan progress, said Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) when he addressed the Young Agents & InsurPac State Chairpersons Legislative Luncheon on Wednesday.

Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, is the 2015 Gerald Solomon-Big “I” Legislator of the Year.

Many young agents set their sights on a career in insurance because it’s a family profession. But Emily Koleno, recipient of this year’s Maurice Herndon Scholarship to attend the Big “I” Legislative Conference, chose to study insurance out of curiosity.

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor released a new fiduciary regulation that tightens conflict of interest rules under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) will address Big “I” membership on Thursday, April 14 at the Big “I” Legislative Conference breakfast.