Thank you to everyone who participated in the March 25, 2021, Joint NASBP & SFAA Virtual Legislative Fly-In. Below are key statistics from this successful first Virtual Fly-In!

• Number of Virtual Fly-in participants: over 100
• Number of Virtual meetings held with members of Congress and/or their staff: 140
• Members of Congress who joined a meeting: 13
• Number of Legislative Hill staff who participated: 124
• Number of Legislative Talking Points: 4

See the Fly-in talking points and a recent letter delivered to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation addressing bonding requirements for rural broadband infrastructure projects.

• % of highly satisfied and very satisfied participants: 80%
• % of participants rating the platform high or very high: 96%
• % of participants who indicated they would participate in another Virtual Fly-in: 100%
• % of Congressional Schedulers who expect to have a combination of in-person and virtual meetings in 2022: 98%

This approach of advocating for surety virtually with members of Congress creates greater participation and flexibility, while eliminating travel time and expense, making it an option to consider for future fly-ins.

Below are some photos from the Virtual Fly-In. A special thanks to Matt Curran for sharing these. If you have any photos or screenshots that were taken during the March 25 Joint Virtual Fly-In, please share them with NASBP! Send them to Larry LeClair, Director of Government Relations, at lleclair@nasbp.org.

U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill’s (D-NJ-11) Legislative Assistant Chris Taylor in a virtual meeting with NASBP Affiliates Kenneth Chapman of IAT Surety, Matt Curran of SOMPO International, Art Nalbandian of Chubb Surety, and Maria Duhart of AXA XL.

U.S. Senator Bob Menedez’s (D-NJ) Legislative Assistant Josh Sanders and Legislative Correspondent Fabiola Pagan with NASBP Affiliates Kenneth Chapman of IAT Surety, Matt Curran of SOMPO International, Art Nalbandian of Chubb Surety, and Maria Duhart of AXA XL.

U.S. Representative Donald Payne’s (D-NJ-10) Legislative Director Sam Morgante in a virtual meeting with with NASBP Affiliates Kenneth Chapman of IAT Surety, Matt Curran of SOMPO International, Art Nalbandian of Chubb Surety, and Maria Duhart of AXA XL.

U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman’s (D-NJ-12) Senior Policy Advisor Brad Korten with NASBP Affiliates Kenneth Chapman of IAT Surety, Matt Curran of SOMPO International, Art Nalbandian of Chubb Surety, and Maria Duhart of AXA XL.