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Democratic control of the U.S. Senate will have a multitude of impacts on legislative issues critical to agents and brokers and small businesses including taxes, health care, and COVID-19 relief.

On Jan. 5, Democrats prevailed in two Georgia runoff elections for the U.S Senate, effectively completing a Democratic sweep of the White House, Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.

Late Wednesday, the Small Business Administration and the Department of the Treasury issued new guidance on the recently revived Paycheck Protection Program. Here is what you need to know.

Late last week, the U.S. Senate followed the House in voting to override President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. The new law represents a reporting requirement victory for small businesses.

Earlier this week, Allstate announced it closed its $4 billion acquisition of National General, a North Carolina-based property-casualty insurance group. The acquisition, announced in July 2020, sees Allstate expand its personal lines market position.

Here’s what Big “I” members need to know about the package, which includes roughly $325 billion in small business relief, including $284 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program.

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on President Trump’s veto in the coming days.

Wimbledon and special events pandemic coverage, homeowners coverage on a multi-family home school, and more—here are the 10 most-read articles on IAmagazine.com in 2020.

Late Sunday, Congressional leadership approved a roughly $900 billion COVID relief package and a $1.4 trillion omnibus government funding package, expected to be approved today. The package includes roughly $325 billion in small business relief, including

The 2021 Big “I” Legislative Conference will now take place virtually. Exact dates for the virtual conference, which was scheduled to take place in person April 14-16, 2021, in Washington, D.C. are yet to be finalized.