Determined to bring Main Street to Capitol Hill, a delegation from PIANJ joined the PIA Federal Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 25-26. The event was a great success as your association was able to speak directly to federal legislators about the policies that matter most to you.

Your association’s representatives included: PIANJ President Glenn Tippy, CPCU, CLU; PIANJ Vice Presidents Charles J. Caruso, CIC, CPIA, and Donald F. LaPenna Jr.; PIANJ Treasurer Rip Bush; PIANJ Secretary Bruce Blum; PIANJ immediate past President Stephen P. Tague, CPIA; PIANJ Directors Michael DeStasio Jr., Michael J. Merwin, CIC, CRM, CPCU, MBA, CRIS, Steven C. Radespiel and Thomas Wilkens; PIANJ past Presidents Andrew H. Anderson, CIC, Louis Beckerman, CIC, CPCU, Andrew C. Harris, CIC, CPCU, ARM, CRM, AIS, Gary C. Rygiel, CIC, CPCU, ARM, CRM, AIS, and William R. Vowteras, CPIA; PIANJ-YIP Liaison Casey Yarger, CIC; PIANJ-YIP Vice President Natalie Bruno; PIANJ Legislative Representative Leon Zimmerman; and PIANJ Government Affairs Counsel Bradford J. Lachut, Esq.

PIANJ advocated on a number of issues, but focused primarily on flood insurance, tax reform and insurance regulation.