The Big ‘I’ takes on Capitol Hill

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Members of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America recently gathered in Washington D.C. for their annual Legislative Conference. Benefits agents and property and casualty brokers spent three days meeting with congressional leaders and pushed for a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s so-called Cadillac Tax and new legislation that would separate broker commissions from the ACA’s medical loss ratio.

Here we present some highlights from the conference.

Members of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America recently gathered in Washington D.C. for their annual Legislative Conference. Benefits agents and property and casualty brokers spent three days meeting with congressional leaders and pushed for a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s so-called Cadillac Tax and new legislation that would separate broker commissions from the ACA’s medical loss ratio.

Here we present some highlights from the conference.

Cort Olsen
Former associate editor

Olsen is a former associate editor of Employee Benefit Adviser.


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