PIA Advocacy

PIA’s Jon Gentile Named Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics WASHINGTON – Jon Gentile, vice president of government relations for the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), has been named a 2023 Top Lobbyist by National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics (NILE) in the association category. “I am honored to…

Capitol Update: Financial Literacy Bill Passes Senate, Heads to Governor for Approval On Thursday, September 14th, the Wisconsin State Senate held their first legislative session since the conclusion of the budget process. One of the bills on the calendar for consideration was a PIA priority bill, Assembly Bill 109, relating to requiring financial literacy education…

On March 8th, PIA’s Board of Directors, the PIA Legislative Committee, and other PIA member agents gathered in Madison, Wisconsin to advocate on issues important to independent agents and Wisconsin small businesses. The group gathered at the Park Hotel for lunch and a legislative briefing, before walking across the street to the Wisconsin State Capitol…

Madison, WI – The Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin (PIAW) – a trade association representing thousands of independent agents from across the state – recently announced the creation of a new award to recognize the accomplishments of Wisconsin legislators working to improve the insurance industry and the prosperity of small businesses in the state. The…

In the last few weeks, the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate have each met twice to vote on a lengthy list of bills ahead of the upcoming holidays. We are pleased that two more PIA-backed bills made it to the finish line of the legislative process and are waiting for the final sign-off. First of these…

Left to right: Representative Tom Tiffany & Representative Ben Cline Madison, WI – Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin (PIAW) supports the “Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act,” newly introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) with Wisconsin Congressman Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Minocqua) signing on as an original sponsor. “Wisconsin’s Office of…

Bipartisan legislation to address the rising concerns with cybersecurity in the insurance industry has now been signed into law as Wisconsin Act 73. PIA helped in crafting this law for Wisconsin from the NAIC model that has been passed in over a dozen other states, with many on track to follow. This law will help…