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• NOAA Sees 'Near Normal' Atlantic Hurricane Season

  By Reuters  |  May 24, 2012

  The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season will be "near normal" with nine to 15 tropical storms and four to eight of those will strengthen into hurricanes, the U.S. government weather agency predicted on Thursday.

• Senate Passes 60-Day NFIP Extension; Paves Way for Vote on 5-Year bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 24, 2012

  The Senate passed a 60-day National Flood Insurance Program extension as part of an agreement between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. David Vitter, R-La. to move a five-year program extension bill to the Senate floor.

• Clock Ticking on NFIP as Senate Introduces 5-Year Extension

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 22, 2012

  Sen. David Vitter, R.-La., today introduced a five-year National Flood Insurance Program extension in the form of an amendment to bipartisan drug legislation.

• Consumer Advocates Say Force-Placed Insurance Needs Regulation

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  May 22, 2012

  The lack of competition and exorbitant rate charges point to a need for strong regulation of force-placed insurance programs, say consumer advocates in New York.

• EQECAT: Italy Quake to Cause $127M in Insured Losses

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 22, 2012

  Catastrophe modeler EQECAT says the earthquake in Northern Italy on May 20 will cause about $127 million in insured losses.

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  A World Without Personal Auto Insurance?

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 22, 2012

  Can you imagine a world where there are no traffic accidents? What would such a world mean to the hundreds of personal lines insurance carriers that offer personal auto coverage?

• Insurers Sponsored Events, Cooked and Paid Millions After Joplin

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com, Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2012

  Insurer reps discuss the industry's response after last year's May 22 tornado that leveled Joplin, Mo.

• Senate Looks to Attach Long-Term NFIP Extension to FDA Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2012

  An effort is underway to attach a long-term National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization and reform legislation to bipartisan drug legislation in the Senate.

• Lawsky Dissatisfied with Answers on Force-Placed Insurance Rates

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 18, 2012

  New York’s chief regulator indicated he is not satisfied with insurers’ answers about why force-placed-insurance rates are so high when losses continue to be low.

• Dog Bite Claims on the Rise

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 18, 2012

  Dog bite claims increased 16 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, and have grown close to 48 percent since 2003, according to figures released by the insurance industry.