Agents and brokers who are trying to win, or simply renew, clientele in the luxury hotel and resort segment are finding it more challenging than ever.

A compromise bill calling for nonprofit cooperatives rather than a government plan as an alternative health insurance source was unveiled in the U.S. Senate last week.

In the fall of 2009, there are more issues being debated or considered in Congress with potential impact on professional independent insurance agents than at any other time in recent years.

The majority of respondents to a health care reform survey were not in favor of an employer mandate or government-sponsored public health plan, according to Aon Consulting, a unit of Chicago-based insurance broker Aon Corp.