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InsurPac, the Big “I” political action committee (PAC), raised over $1.3 million during the 2025 calendar year, its second-highest fundraising year in its history.

December looked at the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the impact of claims management on customer experience, state requirements for paid leave and time off. Plus, state regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) as well as a review of 2025’s top stories.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order that seeks to restrict states’ ability to regulate artificial intelligence (AI).

Throughout the year, the Big “I” and Independent Agent magazine have been hard at work, examining emerging market trends and helping you be there for your clients with the latest insights.

Charles Symington, Big “I” president & CEO, has once again been named among the top trade association lobbyists in the nation’s capital this year.

Articles examined the trend of expanding telematics data, strategies to prevent errors & omissions claims after a merger or acquisition, and how artificial intelligence (AI) can cause E&O exposures.

Now awaiting action in the U.S. House, the bill addresses the current system that allows outside investors, including foreign governments, to secretly finance lawsuits for profit.

A new survey of consumers from the Big “I” reveals growing concern that excessive and abusive litigation is driving up costs for consumers and reforms are needed.

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.

Lawsuits over how businesses collect and use data have surged, driven largely by aggressive plaintiff’s attorneys leveraging decades-old privacy laws in modern contexts.