Membership group PAC · DC

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00039578.

Which side

Helps both parties

57% of the $1.8M it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 43%Helps Republicans 57%

Backs

  1. Seth MoultonDemocrat$15K
  2. Carol D. MillerRepublican$10K
  3. Susan M. CollinsRepublican$10K
  4. Suzan K. DelBeneDemocrat$10K
  5. J. French HillRepublican$10K

Run by Joel Wood (treasurer) · Ce Harrison-Wickline (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders Aon PAC $10K · Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc. PAC $10K · Willis North America Inc PAC $4,000 More

On the record

Type
Membership group PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
April 6, 19762

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Joel Wood2
Custodian of records
Ce Harrison-Wickline Custodian Of Records2
Connected to
Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers1
Website
ciab.com2

Who funds it

It reported raising $4.4M: $4.3M from individuals and $24K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Aon PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc. PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Willis North America Inc PACPAC1 gift$4,000

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $4.1M from 7,230 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 56% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: California $628K, Texas $456K, Florida $398K, Illinois $335K, Georgia $275K7

Where its donors work7

Brown & Riding Insurance Services107 gifts$455,500
Brown & Brown134 gifts$156,675
Cottingham & Butler143 gifts$142,400
Amwins Group74 gifts$133,500
Gallagher135 gifts$119,450
Ima Financial Group290 gifts$115,790
Patriot Growth Insurance Services93 gifts$111,250
Heffernan Group114 gifts$105,750
M3 Insurance1,277 gifts$101,043
Interwest Insurance Services43 gifts$95,440

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3

Raised$4.4M
Spent$4.1M
Cash on hand$2.7M
Given to candidates and committees$4.0M
  • From individuals $4.3M
  • From other committees $24K
  • Other $36K

Who it gives to

327 candidates, $1.9M in direct gifts.4

Seth Moulton DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 6th District (2026)$15,000
Carol D. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 1st District (2026)$10,000
Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$10,000
Suzan K. DelBene DemocratU.S. House, Washington 1st District (2026)$10,000
J. French Hill RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026)$10,000
Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026)$10,000
David Kustoff RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 8th District (2026)$10,000
Daniel Meuser RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 9th District (2026)$10,000
Gwen Moore DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 4th District (2026)$10,000
Thomas R. Suozzi DemocratU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Bill Huizenga RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 4th District (2026)$10,000
Mike Kennedy RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 4th District (2026)$10,000
Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026)$10,000
Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026)$10,000
Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026)$10,000
Mike Rounds RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2026)$10,000
Bryan Steil RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 1st District (2026)$10,000
Sean Casten DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 6th District (2026)$10,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026)$10,000
Young Kim RepublicanU.S. House, California 40th District (2026)$10,000
Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 6th District (2026)$10,000
Joyce Beatty DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026)$10,000
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$10,000
Steve Scalise RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 1st District (2026)$10,000
Nicole Malliotakis RepublicanU.S. House, New York 11th District (2026)$10,000
Stephanie I. Bice RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 5th District (2026)$10,000
Ron Estes RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 4th District (2026)$10,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee (C00039578)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00039578&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00039578&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00039578&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026