IIABW is renowned for its effectiveness in advocating on behalf of independent agents and brokers in the state legislature and with regulatory agencies.  IIABW's lobbyist,  Bill Stauffacher, works with IIABW's Government Affairs Committee to advocate proactively for agents and brokers. We have a dedicated grassroots network who respond quickly to pending legislation through  calls and emails to their elected officials. 

Recent issues:

• 2022 Session: Here is IIABW's session preview and the OIC Legislative Priorities. 
  
• 2021 Session: Here is the wrap-up of the 2020 legislative session. 2021sessionwrapup.pdf 
• Read about the Long Term Care tax and how to help your customers opt out. Washingtoncaresfund.pdf
  

Day at the Capitol

Every year IIABW works with other industry groups on an All Industry Day at the Capitol to educate insurance professionals on the latest legislative and regulatory issues and to lobby legislators on IIABW's legislative priorities. The 2022 event will be held virtually on January 25 at 10 am. To register for this 2 CE webinars, click here. 

Big I Pac

IIABWs state political action committee, Big I Pac, pools contributions from over 150 members annually and gives those dollars to elected officials and candidates who advance IIABW core principles on agent-specific, insurance industry and general business issues.  Simply put, a PAC contribution is the equivalent of purchasing political insurance. Contributions do not buy solutions to legislative debates, but they do allow the Big I significant 'face time' with very busy elected officials to give us an opportunity to make our case.  

Personal AND corporate contributions can be made to the Big I Pac. Here is a list of last year's contributors, BigIPAC2019 (2).pdf

Washington D.C.

By joining IIABW, you also become a member of our national association, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA). IIABA lobbies the U.S. Congress on behalf of agents and brokers. Agents from IIABW each year meet with our Congressional delegation in Washington D.C.  Click here for a summary of the issues discussed during our most recent visits in 2021.  

InsurPac,, IIABA's political action committee, represents agents' and brokers' views on federal issues and helps elect favorable candidates to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. IIABW annually raises over $15,000 for InsurPac. Here is a list of contributors from last year: insurpac21.pdf