Issues lobbied + lobbyists
TRA — Transportation
Issues relating to regulatory implementation of auto and highway safety matters contained in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) and reauthorization of surface transportation programs. Legislative efforts to mitigate distracted driving. H.R. 3360 - "Driver Technology and Pedestrian Safety Act of 2025" H.R. 6078/S. 3503 - "Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act of 2025"
Lobbyists: mr WAYNE ALAN CIMONS; mr WILLIAM TODD BLUMENTHAL; MORGAN FARRINGTON; JORDAN HOWARD [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
FIN — Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to federal data security, cybersecurity, and consumer data privacy standards for insurance and financial institutions, including the reauthorization of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015).
Lobbyists: mr WILLIAM TODD BLUMENTHAL; mr WAYNE ALAN CIMONS; MORGAN FARRINGTON; JORDAN HOWARD [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
INS — Insurance
Congressional efforts to better understand commercial use of artificial intelligence and its impact on consumers. Issues relating to reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program. Issues relating to the future of the Federal Insurance Office's (e.g., H.R. 643) with an emphasis on eliminating or constraining undue regulatory burdens (H.R. 3437 Insurance Data Protection Act). Issues relating to systemic risk, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council's (FSOC) oversight of insurance issues. Issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in insurance, including an AI moratorium. Issues relating to climate-related property damage and impacts on insurance markets. Issues relating to state-based insurance regulation under the McCarran-Ferguson Act and federal initiatives impacting McCarran. Issues relating to macroeconomic factors influencing the affordability and availability of insurance. Issues relating to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) Seller/Servicer Guide indicating that qualified federally backed loans require replacement cost insurance coverage to be in place. Issues relating to disaster resiliency and expanding coverage for hazard mitigation. Issues relating to the insurance industry's response to recent disasters, including fires and hurricanes. Issues relating to effective and efficient federal response to natural disasters.
Lobbyists: mr WAYNE ALAN CIMONS; mr WILLIAM TODD BLUMENTHAL; MORGAN FARRINGTON; JORDAN HOWARD [new]
Government entities lobbied: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General tax issues related to property and casualty insurance provisions (e.g., discounting for loss reserving, proration rules, life/non-life consolidation rules). Tax treatment of third-party litigation funding returns.
Lobbyists: mr WILLIAM TODD BLUMENTHAL; MORGAN FARRINGTON; mr WAYNE ALAN CIMONS; JORDAN HOWARD [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
TOR — Torts
Issues related to civil justice reform, including disclosure of third-party litigation funding.
Lobbyists: mr WAYNE ALAN CIMONS; mr WILLIAM TODD BLUMENTHAL; MORGAN FARRINGTON; JORDAN HOWARD [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Issues relating to the macroeconomic influences of the federal budget decisions (e.g., inflation and interest rates).
Lobbyists: mr WAYNE ALAN CIMONS; mr WILLIAM TODD BLUMENTHAL; MORGAN FARRINGTON; JORDAN HOWARD [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
SCI — Science/Technology
Issues related to the insurance industry's use of weather data provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Lobbyists: mr WAYNE ALAN CIMONS; mr WILLIAM TODD BLUMENTHAL; MORGAN FARRINGTON; JORDAN HOWARD [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE