PIA strongly supports the Flood Insurance Pricing Transparency Act, a bill introduced this week by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). FEMA recently updated the risk rating methodology it uses to price flood insurance premiums for policies issued by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The new methodology, known as Risk Rating (RR) …
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This week, PIA joined 250 organizations and individuals in the advocacy profession to urge House and Senate leadership to reopen the Capitol office buildings to the public. The request was organized by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics (NILE), an organization representing professionals in lobbying, public policy, and government affairs. NILE has been leading …
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The U.S. Senate passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus federal government spending package Thursday night to fund the federal government to September 30, 2022. An extension of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was included in this bill, also to September 30. The House passed the bill on March 9. The bill now goes to the White …
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Members of the PIA of Louisiana met with members of their congressional delegation earlier this week to discuss the risk rating methodology, known as Risk Rating (RR) 2.0, now being used by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and its effect on communities around Louisiana. PIA of Louisiana also highlighted the need for a long-term …
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The U.S. House passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus federal government spending package to fund the federal government to September 30, 2022. An extension of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was included in this bill, also to September 30. The measure now heads to the Senate, which needs to pass it before midnight tomorrow, March 11, …
Members of the PIA of Florida spent this week urging members of their Congressional delegation to pass a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as part of PIA’s 2022 Advocacy Day. Their efforts this week were part of PIA’s 2022 series of year-round, state-specific advocacy events that offer agents the chance to …
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This week, members of the PIA of Arkansas met with the offices of their congressional delegation as part of PIA’s 2022 Advocacy Day. In their meetings, PIA of Arkansas drew lawmakers’ attention to PIA’s 2022 Issues of Focus, focusing on the dangers of federal regulatory overreach into the insurance industry and emphasized the need to …
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The U.S. Senate on the evening of February 17 passed H.R.6617, a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through March 11 by a vote of 65-27. An extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), set to expire Friday, Feb 18 at midnight, was included in the bill. The House of Representatives already passed the bill …
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This month, PIA will kick off a series of year-round advocacy events that will give agents the chance to meet with federal policymakers on the issues that matter most to them. As they do every year, PIA members from around the country will be advocating on behalf of PIA’s annual Issues of Focus—but for the …
The U.S. House passed a continuing resolution (CR) on the evening of February 8 by a vote of 272-162 to fund the federal government through March 11, 2022. A short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is included in the CR. Funding for the federal government and authority for the NFIP are both …
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