Rep. French Hill (R-AR) has been tapped by his Republican colleagues to serve as the next chair of the House Financial Services Committee. Rep. Hill will replace retiring Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC). The House Financial Services Committee is the committee of jurisdiction for several of PIA’s Policy Priorities, including the reform or repeal of the …
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The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing today entitled, “The Factors Influencing the High Cost of Insurance for Consumers.” In advance of the hearing, PIA submitted testimony for the record. The hearing examined the status of the domestic insurance industry, including recent developments in the property and casualty insurance market …
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The House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance today held a hearing entitled Encouraging Greater Flood Insurance Coverage in America. This hearing focused not just on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) but also on the overall accessibility and availability of flood insurance, as well as ways to increase flood insurance coverage across …
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The House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is holding a hearing today entitled: “Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Wasteful Spending and Regulatory Overreach.” PIA submitted written testimony for the record in advance of the hearing to highlight the recent actions by the Federal Insurance Office (FIO). In 2010, in a misguided …
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The House Financial Services Committee passed the Data Privacy Act in a partisan vote of 26-21 on the evening of February 28 after lengthy debate. The bill would revise existing federal standards created by the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) that protect consumer data by expanding the requirements imposed on “financial institutions,” including independent insurance agencies, …
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After holding a hearing on the subject earlier this month, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is set to bring his bill, the Data Privacy Act of 2023, to the full committee for a markup tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28. The bill seeks to revise existing federal standards created by the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act …
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The House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy held a hearing today entitled, “Revamping and Revitalizing Banking in the 21st Century.” One of the bills discussed during the hearing, the Financial Data Privacy Act, seeks to revise existing federal standards for consumer data privacy by expanding the requirements associated with the …
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PIA National Secretary Ariel Rivera testifying before the House Financial Services Committee The House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance held a hearing earlier today entitled, “Reauthorization and Reform of the National Flood Insurance Program.” Testifying on behalf of PIA was Ariel Rivera, Secretary of PIA and founder and agency principal …
French Hill was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2014 to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Arkansas. Before he was elected to Congress, Rep. Hill worked as a commercial banker and investment manager for two decades. He also served during the administration of President George H.W. Bush in positions including Deputy Assistant …
On November 19, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Insurance and Community Development held a hearing entitled, “Insuring Against a Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions for Policyholders and Insurers.” This follows a September Congressional Roundtable that PIA National participated in, where we expressed our support for the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA), H.R. 7011. In …
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