Heartland Institute

• 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.

• 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.

• ABIR, State Farm Pull Heartland Support After Climate-Change Ad

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 14, 2012

  Prompted by a lobbying group that supports efforts to reduce global warming, three insurance companies and the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) have publicly renounced their support for the Heartland Institute, a libertarian research group.

• Heartland Institute's Washington Unit Will Split from Parent on May 31

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 11, 2012

  The Heartland Institute has agreed to split off its insurance-research unit effective May 31.

• Heartland Institute's Washington Unit Mulls Split from Chicago-Based Parent

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 9, 2012

  The Heartland Institute and its insurance-centric Washington unit are negotiating a divorce, a process said to be accelerated by distress over the institute’s now-suspended ad campaign linking support for global warming with serial killers.

• ABIR, State Farm Pull Heartland Support After Climate Change Ad

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com, Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 8, 2012

  Prompted by a lobbying group that supports efforts to reduce global warming, three insurance companies and the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers have publicly renounced their support for the Heartland Institute, a libertarian research group.

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  Florida, FEMA Working on Deal to Prevent NFIP Suspension in State

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 13, 2012

  A tenuous truce has been forged between federal and Florida emergency-management officials over a bill passed by the Florida legislature that could potentially leave 2.06 million Florida property owners without flood insurance just as the hurricane season nears its peak in July.

• Louisiana High Court Won't Stop Multimillion-Dollar Award Against Citizens

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 10, 2012

  The most recent ruling from the Louisiana Supreme Court lifts a stay on a judgment of more than $100 million against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in favor of more than 18,500 policyholders.

• Florida PIP Reform Heads to Governor’s Desk

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 12, 2012

  The last day of the Florida Legislature on Friday saw the passage of a measure to help bring reform to the state’s auto-insurance system.

• Florida Surplus 'Take-Out' Bill Sacked

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 7, 2012

  Lawmakers in Florida gave up on a bill industry experts say would have at least given homeowners another insurance option.