1st Quarter - Report

THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS for COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$480,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Insurance INS

Issues relating to financial services regulatory reform, the National Flood Insurance Program, employer-sponsored health care, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, credit risk transfer, pandemic risk insurance, data privacy, data breach notification, cyber insurance, budget insurance, and safe harbor for cannabis related businesses. NARAB

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BLAIRE BARTLETT —
KATIE KING —
JOEL KOPPERUD —
SARAH TALMAGE —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to health care reform and employer reporting requirements established under the Affordable Care Act, along with prescription drug pricing, broker compensation transparency requirements, and employer requirements established as a result of COVID-19. Additionally, mental health parity and telehealth coverage, as well as ESRD legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BLAIRE BARTLETT —
KATIE KING —
JOEL KOPPERUD —
SARAH TALMAGE —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Preserving the tax exclusion for employer provided health benefits and employee health benefit contributions, as well as changes to the federal tax code as it relates how businesses are organized and IRA and Roth accounts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BLAIRE BARTLETT —
KATIE KING —
JOEL KOPPERUD —
SARAH TALMAGE —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Banking BAN

Issues relating to Credit Risk Transfer, Data security and data breach notification, and The SAFE Banking Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BLAIRE BARTLETT —
JOEL KOPPERUD —
SARAH TALMAGE —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to PBM transparency and reporting, broker compensation transparency, and employer requirements established as result of COVID-19.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BLAIRE BARTLETT —
KATIE KING —
JOEL KOPPERUD —
SARAH TALMAGE —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.