Month: January 2023

PIA Urges Protection of Crop Insurance During Budget and Appropriations Process

On By Jon Gentile, Vice President, Government Relations

This week PIA, along with a coalition of crop insurance stakeholders, sent Congress and the administration letters urging them to protect crop insurance from funding cuts in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget and appropriations process. The letters were addressed to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and the leaders of the House and Senate Budget and Appropriations committees. Despite the critical role …

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Sneak Peek: 2023 PIA Advocacy Day

On By Jon Gentile, Vice President, Government Relations

In 2022, PIA implemented a series of year-round advocacy events, which gave agents the chance to meet virtually with federal policymakers on the issues that matter most to them. These rolling fly-ins were critical in advancing the interests of PIA members on our most pressing issues of focus, even as Capitol Hill’s heightened access restrictions persisted, …

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2022 Midterm Elections, the 118th Congress, and Implications for the NFIP: A Post-Webinar Recap

On By Lauren Pachman, Counsel & Director of Regulatory Affairs

Last week, Lauren Pachman, PIA’s counsel and director of regulatory affairs, participated in a panel discussion hosted by the National Flood Association (NFA), on whose board she serves. She was joined on the panel by Chris Brown of Mindset, Brett Hewitt of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), Travis Johnson of 1607 Strategies, and …

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Capitol Hill Fully Reopens to Public

On By Jon Gentile, Vice President, Government Relations

For months, PIA has been supporting efforts to convince House and Senate leadership to reopen the Capitol office buildings to the public, and we are pleased that, beginning with the new 118th Congress, Capitol Hill office buildings have reopened to the public. Since the pandemic began two years ago, access to the Capitol complex has been …

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FTC Proposal Would Ban Noncompete Agreements

On By Lauren Pachman, Counsel & Director of Regulatory Affairs

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would ban employers from entering into noncompete agreements with their employees. A noncompete agreement or clause is a contract or contract term, typically between an employer and an employee, that prevents the employee from working for a competitor or starting …

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118th Congress Begins Amid Leadership Uncertainty

On By Jon Gentile, Vice President, Government Relations

The 118th Congress begins today, January 3rd, 2023, bringing divided leadership to Washington, D.C. The Republican party is now in control of the U.S. House of Representatives, which is made up of 222 Republicans and 212 Democrats (and one vacancy). The U.S. Senate will continue to be led by the Democratic party, which has 48 Senate …

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