NAIFA’s Policy Director Roger Moore attended NAIC’s Spring 2025 National Meeting on March 23-26, where he had the opportunity to strengthen NAIFA’s relationships with state regulators and industry trade partners as well as advocate for key priorities affecting NAIFA’s members. Before regulators convened for the meeting, they announced their 2025 federal legislative and regulatory priorities, which include 1) preserving and respecting states’ primary role as insurance regulators by eliminating the Federal Insurance Office (FIO); 2) ensuring natural catastrophe resilience; 3) promoting and preserving state flexibility to manage their health insurance markets; 4) providing consistent funding for crucial programs; and 5) producing guidance for key issues, including Section 1557 nondiscrimination rules, copay accumulator rules, and mental health parity grants.

NAIFA State Government Relations Manager, Bianca Alonso Weiss, attended NCOIL’s Annual Fall Meeting on November 21-23, where she had the opportunity to strengthen NAIFA’s relationships with state legislators and industry trade partners, as well as advocate for key priorities affecting NAIFA members. Several NCOIL sessions discussed topics of interest to NAIFA.

During the NCOIL Fall Meeting, an Industry Education Council (IEC) Board vote was taken to have NAIFA’s State Government Relations Manager, Bianca Alonso Weiss, serve a 2-year term. The NCOIL Life Insurance is a Promise for Life Model Act was put on hold. Committee Chair Representative Carl Anderson (S.C.) states that industry representatives had withdrawn their requests to speak as a result.

On July 21, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) adopted a NAIFA-backed resolution to oppose any new fiduciary rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The decision came in part as a result of NAIFA testimony highlighting why no change to current fiduciary rules is necessary.