NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS

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; support the reauthorization of the NFIP; express concern with a FEMA proposal to provide direct-to-consumer (D2C) online sales of NFIP policies; express concern about proposed FEMA guidance for sale and service of NFIP policies during future lapses in NFIP's Congressional authority (Appendix L of proposed Flood Manual to be effective on April 1, 2024); addressed bulletin announcing enforcement of requirement that each NFIP policy have both agent and agency NPNs to be associated with them; Support continuous coverage for NFIP policies; support H.R. 900, the Continuous Coverage for Flood Insurance Act; support a Cannabis Safe Harbor for insurance agents; H.R. 2984/S. 1359, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act; S. 1323/H.R. 2891, the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act; support the repeal or reform of the Federal Insurance Office, including H.R. 2933, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act and S. 1694, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act; the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP Re) Act of 2023; Support H.R. 5535/S. 3349, the Insurance Data Protection Act; Support S.2860, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act; Support Extension of NFIP to February 2, 2024 in H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024; supported extension of the National Flood Insurance Program in H.R. 2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 and elsewhere; advocated for comprehensive reform of the NFIP, including creation of a needs-based affordability mechanism. Advocated for congressional clarification of the "business of insurance" exemption from regulations promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Advocated for agents' interests regarding crop insurance: Support the reinstatement of an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents; support funding for crop insurance in the Farm Bill; oppose cuts to the crop insurance program; Support inclusion of report language concerning the reinstatement of an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents in H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024.

Sought additional time from DOL in which to comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA39); provided comments to DOL on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA39); and provided comments to House Education and the Workforce's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on the DOL's proposed overtime rule; Support for H.R.7367, the Overtime Pay Flexibility Act; Support for H.J.Res.116 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act"; Support for S.J.Res.63 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act".

Support S. 1706/H.R. 4721, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023; Support for H.R.1477/S.722 the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act

represent interests of independent insurance agents before CMS