This week, the acting director of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), Steven Seitz, was named permanent director of the office. He previously worked at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and joined the U.S. Department of Treasury’s office of the assistant general counsel, banking and finance in 2013. He moved to the FIO in 2014 to …
Month: February 2019
Member Spotlight: Senator Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member of Senate Banking Committee
Sherrod Brown (D) is a U.S. senator from the state of Ohio. First elected to the Senate in 2006, Sen. Brown is now the top Democrat, or Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, which has jurisdiction over most insurance issues. He is continuing in that role after becoming Ranking Member …
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PIA National Advocates Against Cuts to Crop Insurance
This week, PIA National signed onto letters sent to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and the House and Senate Budget Committees, urging them to protect crop insurance during budget negotiations. The letter, which has over 50 signatories representing insurance and agriculture organizations, discusses how the 2018 Farm Bill emphasizes the importance of crop insurance as a …
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Member Spotlight: Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of House Financial Services Committee
Maxine Waters (D) represents the 43rd district of California in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Waters was first elected to the House in 1990. She is the chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over most insurance issues. She is continuing as the leader of the Democrats on House Financial Services. …
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Member Spotlight: Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of Senate Banking Committee
Mike Crapo (R) is a senator from the state of Idaho in the United States Senate. First elected to the Senate in 1998, Sen. Crapo is the chairman of the Senate committee that has jurisdiction over most insurance issues, the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. He is continuing in that role after becoming chair …
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