Big ‘I’ Congressional Report with Charles E. Symington, Jr. of IIABA
Part 2: Oxygen and Oxley
There is only so much “insurance oxygen” in Congress, according to Charles E. Symington, Jr., senior vice president for government affairs and federal relations for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. Symington explains how lobbyists work to get “air” for insurance issues in competition with other lobbies. Is the SMART Act on life support? Symington answers that and points out other issues and people to watch for 2006, when key legislator Rep. Michael Oxley retires. Part 2 of a two-part interview with Insurance Journal’s Andy Simpson.
Part 1: Oxygen and Oxley with IIABA’s Charles Symington
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