NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS

AGR · Agriculture

Advocated for agents' interests regarding crop insurance: Supported the reinstatement of an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents; supported funding for crop insurance in budget reconciliation; opposed cuts to the crop insurance program in budget reconciliation.

HCR · Health Issues

Prepared for 2025 quarterly meetings between agents/brokers and CMS.

INS · Insurance

Advocated before Senate, House, and federal agencies for the interests of independent insurance agents selling flood insurance policies, including but not limited to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies; supported the reauthorization of the NFIP; expressed concern with a FEMA proposal to provide direct-to-consumer (D2C) online sales of NFIP policies; expressed concern about proposed FEMA guidance for sale and service of NFIP policies during future lapses in NFIP's Congressional authority (Appendix L of draft April 1, 2024 Flood Manual); discussed with FEMA enforcement of requirement that each NFIP policy have both agent and agency NPNs to be associated with them; Supported the repeal or reform of the Federal Insurance Office, including H.R. 643, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act; Supported S. 1015, a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2026; Supported H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. Began preparation of response to House Energy & Commerce Committee Request for Information; began preparation of response to FEMA Request for Information; communicated with FEMA regarding attendance at National Flood Association conference; prepared questions for new NFIP director's presentation at National Flood Association conference.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 643, S. 1015, H.R. 1968

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Advocated against budget cuts to the Federal Crop Insurance Program; Supported the reinstatement of an annual administrative and operating (A&O) inflation adjustment for crop agents.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Supported S. 213 and H.R. 703, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act. Advocated for Congress to extend or make permanent the 20% qualified business income (QBI) tax deduction (Sec. 199A) available to eligible S or "passthrough" corporations.

Literal federal measure citations: S. 213, H.R. 703

SMB · Small Business

Corresponded with Treasury Secretary expressing support for FinCEN's interim final rule exempting all domestic corporations from the Corporate Transparency Act's Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement.