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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 14, 2012
Forty-one signatures have been secured on a letter from senators to the Senate leadership urging prompt action on legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program.
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By Peter R. Kensicki |
June 23, 2011
In most states an insurance agent has no legal duty to recommend coverage to an applicant for insurance unless the agent, in some manner, assumes that duty (see “Special Circumstances May Mean Agents, Brokers Owe Greater Duties To Clients,” April 18, 2011 edition of NU). But the question for this...
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By Ted Besesparis |
March 1, 2011
Last year when Congress created the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), it ordered a broad study of insurance regulation in the United States—but it assigned the task of conducting that study to the FIO that it had just created. This creates an ideological conflict of interest.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 11, 2011
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor to be director of the Ohio Department of Insurance.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 23, 2010
GAO Officials cautioned members of the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday that major changes in NFIP's policies and administration are needed, and could involve tough decisions that Congress may be unwilling to make.
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By Richard Mintzer,CLU |
April 1, 2010
Everybody in our industry has heard of the professional designations such as CPCU, CLU and CIC. But I'll bet that nobody has heard of the Insure and Ignore Club.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 10, 2010
Legislation that would create a federal reinsurance backstop for states with catastrophe insurance funds drew both support and severe criticism at a House hearing.
