Happy Wednesday! In today's Big I Buzz we are discussing how to participate in today's social media challenge #DayInTheLife, the percentage of people using at-home COVID tests and how much inflation accelerated in January.

#DayInTheLife Social Challenge

Your insurance career is more than meets the eye, and that's why we're encouraging all IIAW members to participate in this year's #DayInTheLife social challenge. How do you participate? Share a photo or video of your work day. We want everyone to see how varied, interesting and fun an insurance career is! The IIAW is participating, head to our social channels on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn to see a glimpse of what we are up to!

Inflation Accelerates 7.5% in January, Hitting a Fresh 40-Year High

 January saw another hike in inflation, as the consumer price index rose 7.5% from a year ago, according to a new Labor Department report. Fox Business reported that economists had originally expected the index to show prices surged 7.3% in January from the previous year and 0.5% on a monthly basis. After the report was released, stocks declined with tech leading the broad market selloff. January's report marks the eighth consecutive month the inflation gauge has been above 5%. Read more from Fox Business here. 

TMJ4 Twitter Poll: 84% Not Taking Advantage of Health Insurance Coverage of At-Home COVID Tests

TMJ4, a Milwaukee news station, ran a poll on their Twitter page asking followers, "Since January 15, insurance companies and group health plans have been required to cover the cost of 8 at-home COVID-19 tests per person per month. Have you taken advantage of this?" They received 122 responses and an overwhelming number of respondents said they hadn't taken advantage of the coverage. Read more here. 

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