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By Staff Writers |
April 27, 2012
William R. Berkley on AIG and soft-market pricing, Rep. Aaron Schock on Senate inaction on an NFIP extension, and more.
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By Arthur D. Postal PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 24, 2012
Insurance industry officials say a two-year National Flood Insurance Program extension, as proposed recently by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is better than the current pattern of short-term extensions, but some associations say they would still rather see action on a five-year extension with program reforms.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 5, 2012
Congress is in recess until April 16th, but action on flood insurance front remains quiet despite the fact that the latest extension on the current authorization expires at the end of May.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 8, 2012
The insurance and other industries affected by floods are making a big push to get the Senate to act on legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program.
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By Laura Mazzuca Toops, AA&B editor |
December 1, 2011
With a host of state and federal legislative issues up for grabs (NFIP, NARAB II, health care reform and more), insurance trade associations are busier than ever representing the needs of their members to legislators. Find out about what the industry’s top associations have in store for 2012 and beyond.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 18, 2011
Congress last night passed and sent to the President legislation extending the National Flood Insurance Program until Dec. 16.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 15, 2011
Another temporary extension of the National Flood Insurance Program is imminent, but it is unclear when the Senate will take the next step in passing a bill that will provide long-term certainty to the program.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 6, 2011
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will continue without a lapse, at least for six weeks, as the House acted on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Nov. 18.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 4, 2011
The House today overwhelmingly passed legislation that includes a provision extending the National Flood Insurance Program until Nov. 18.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 22, 2010
Insurers with assets of more than $50 billion would not be subject to the pre-funding provisions of the resolution authority that would be created in Senate financial services reform legislation to deal with firms posing a systemic risk to the economy.