Producers Face Tough Battles In 2003

Many of the battles that agents and brokers fought in2002–license reciprocity, finding places to put business in a hardmarket, wrangling over privacy issues–will continue to rage in theyear ahead, producer association representatives warn.

At the top of the agenda will be reauthorization of the floodinsurance program, which the U.S. House of Representativesneglected to take care of in the closing days of the 107thCongress. Agent representatives have said they will quickly move topass legislation in the first days of the 108th Congress toreauthorize the program and restore coverage before a disasterbefalls their clients and the lack of coverage begins to affect theeconomy.

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