Today, by voice vote, the U.S. Senate passed legislation to provide over $300 billion more for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was created by the CARES Act. Last week, PIA National worked with a broad cross-section of business and insurance groups to send a letter to Congressional leadership requesting more funding for the PPP, …
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PIA National was joined this week by a broad cross section of business groups in authoring a letter to Congressional leadership calling for more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created by the CARES Act. The PPP section of the CARES Act provides businesses with low interest loans, which, under certain circumstances, can be …
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As the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 (also referred to as the novel coronavirus) continues to upend the insurance industry and the economy as a whole, PIA National has offered to collaborate with state insurance leaders via the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR). PIA National is represented …
On March 27, the president signed into law H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2 trillion emergency package intended to provide urgently needed aid to several sectors of the economy. PIA National is continuing to roll out resources to help PIA members understand this and other COVID-19-related legislation. To that end, we …
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On March 27th, the U.S. House passed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, by voice vote. The Senate passed it earlier in the week on March 25. The president signed the bill into law the evening of March 27. PIA National has begun putting together resources to help agents understand …
On March 25, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2 trillion emergency package intended to provide urgently needed aid to several sectors of the economy. The House is set to vote on it tomorrow. PIA National has put together this chart to identify, to the …
Late on March 25, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, by a vote of 96-0. This bill is the third COVID-19-related bill that Congress has passed, and others are likely to follow. The Senate unanimously approved the $2 trillion emergency package, which is intended to provide urgently …
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