State National Director Update

The national board meeting of the Big I held January 18-21 was a very productive meeting and helped set the stage for our efforts in 2023. Your national association is working hard to improve the business environment for independent agents. At the national level, we are looking closely at the challenges independent agents have operating in a new environment where more employees are working from home. Specifically, the group is addressing the need for additional support from the agency management systems we utilize each day to support remote work. The board meeting centered also around several InsurTech discussions which we plan to bring to the Insurors of Tennessee convention in Knoxville in October.

One of the biggest meetings of the year for Big I and the Insurors of Tennessee is the National Legislative Conference on Capitol Hill in Washington DC.

The meeting is on April 26 –29, 2023. Tennessee will have fourteen or more agents visiting our legislators on the 26th and 27th. These face-to-face meetings are critical in establishing relationships to support communications when we need help from our delegation of elected leaders in Washington, D.C relative to issues, administrative rules, or specific legislation.

As I mentioned in my first article, it is so important that we have a strong PAC effort. A robust PAC position enables us to support those legislators who are sensitive to our needs as an industry and are willing to hear our concerns about a range of topics related to specific legislation in Nashville and Washington, D.C.

If you have not contributed to InsurPacTN at the state level and InsurPAC at the national level, please do so at your earliest convenience. If you need addi - tional information on how to donate, please contact me, Kevin Owenby, or the Insurors of Tennessee office.

As the year goes forward, I will continue to represent the interests of Tennessee independent agents at the Big “I” national level and work to create the conditions for greater success for our industry. If you have any issues or concerns, please reach out to me anytime. u

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