Without Congressional action, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will expire after September 30. With the deadline quickly approaching, your legislators need to hear from you, the members of the independent agent community, that the NFIP needs to be reauthorized. The history of NFIP extensions has been messy. In 2017, the NFIP’s last five-year reauthorization …
Month: September 2025
Independent Agents Take to Capitol Hill During PIA’s Annual Advocacy Day
Independent insurance agents from around the nation converged on Washington, D.C. on September 17 for PIA’s annual Advocacy Day. Members of PIA of North Dakota in front of US Capitol Agents met with Senators, Representatives, and congressional staff to discuss PIA’s key legislative issues. Among PIA’s top issues were the need for the long-term reauthorization …
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PIA Top Priority Included as Financial Services Funding Bill Passes House Appropriations Committee
On September 3, the House Appropriations Committee passed the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act for FY’26, which begins on October 1, 2025. Included in the FSGG bill is a policy provision from Rep. Scott Fitzgerald’s (R-WI) Insurance Data Protection Act (H.R.3437). This provision would prevent funds for FY’26 from being used to implement, administer, …