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The U.S. Senate must act on H.R. 2578 to make sure the NFIP does not lapse at the end of the month.

At press time, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a package of health care bills that would restore $100 million in funding for Navigators.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced the 2019 CMS Marketplace Agent & Broker summit will take place July 1 in Baltimore.

Last week, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Florida), the first Vietnamese American woman to serve in Congress, addressed the Young Agents & InsurPac State Chairpersons Legislative Luncheon during the 2019 Big “I” Legislative Conference.

During his State of the Association address at the 2019 Big “I” Legislative Conference, Joe Leahy, Big “I” chairman, outlined five key ways the Big “I” advocates for the independent agency system.

The Big “I” presents the Legislator of the Year Award annually to a member of Congress who provides outstanding leadership on insurance issues.

The NFIP is set to expire on May 31, barring action by Congress. This week, the Big “I” joined a group of 18 organizations in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging them to reauthorize the program.

Two things attracted this year’s Maurice Herndon Scholarship winner to the insurance industry: “to continuously learn new things” and “to help people,” says Alexandra Stewart, personal lines risk manager at Kane Insurance Agency in Rye, New Hampshire.

In a one-page summary, the Big “I” government affairs staff outlines the key topics agents will take to Capitol Hill during this year’s event.

On Wednesday, a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee held a hearing to examine discriminatory practices in the automobile loan and insurance industries.