WASHINGTON, D.C., February 2, 2022— The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I") today announced that Jesse Watters, host of Fox News Channel's “Jesse Watters Primetime," co-host of “The Five," and author of the No. 1 New York Times Best Seller, “How I Saved the World," will be a featured speaker at the 2022 Big “I" Legislative Conference.
Watters will chat with Big “I" president & CEO Bob Rusbuldt on Friday, April 29 about the latest headlines, current events, insights on issues affecting small businesses, and his anecdotes from his experiences rising through the ranks of Fox News. Watters joined Fox News in 2002 and made his on-camera debut in 2003 as a correspondent for “The O'Reilly Factor." In March 2017, he aired an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One.
“Jesse will offer unique insights and perspectives from his experiences in the newsroom over the past nearly two decades, from his man-on-the-street interviews to his discussions with the most prominent newsmakers," says Bob Rusbuldt, Big “I" president & CEO. “I look forward to talking with him about the economy, small businesses, taxes and many more political issues and current events that affect the independent agent community and small businesses."
The Big “I" Legislative Conference is the insurance industry's best-attended, most effective legislative meeting. This year's event will take place in person April 27-29, at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel. The annual Legislative Conference provides an opportunity for Big “I" members to discuss important issues with their congressional representatives. Top topics this year include taxes, flood insurance, insurance regulation, health care and other issues impacting independent agents and small businesses.
Founded in 1896, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I") is the nation's oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing more than 25,000 agency locations united under the Trusted Choice brand. Trusted Choice independent agents offer consumers all types of insurance—property, casualty, life, health, employee benefit plans and retirement products—from a variety of insurance companies.