PIA Advocacy

PIA Announces 2024 Legislative Award Recipients Rep. Dallman receives his award from PIA President Jon Strom, Vice-President Octavio Padilla & Natalie White PIA of Wisconsin is proud to recognize two strong supporters of the independent insurance industry with our 2024 Legislative Excellence Award: Representative Alex Dallman (R–Green Lake) and Senator Rob Stafsholt (R–New Richmond). Each…

Support Reinstatement of the Crop Inflation Adjustment! Crop insurance agents play a critical role in delivering the Federal Crop Insurance Program. However, due to a freeze on inflation adjustments since 2015, agent commissions have been effectively cut – while the demands on agents continue to grow. In 2022, PIA successfully helped pass language affirming that the…

OCI Issues NAIC AI Bulletin On March 18th, 2025, the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) issued a bulletin addressing the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the insurance industry. This bulletin was drafted from and largely mirrors the NAIC Model Bulletin that was published in December of 2023. The bulletin has so…

Wisconsin Insurance Agent Day at the Capitol: A Powerful Day of Advocacy On March 12th, insurance agents from across Wisconsin gathered for Wisconsin Insurance Agent Day at the Capitol, hosted by the PIA of Wisconsin and IIAW. Those in attendance participated in a crucial opportunity to advocate for independent agents, educate policymakers, and engage in…

To License Your Agency, or to Not License Your Agency – That Is the Question Wisconsin is unique in that it is one of only five states that DOES NOT require agencies to obtain a business entity license to transact business in the state. The authority to transact insurance business in Wisconsin lies with the…

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…