Joel Kopperud

• Washington Update: Senators Oppose Flood Provision; Frank to Retire

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 1, 2011

  The Senate Banking Committee is being urged to drop a provision in flood-insurance legislation that would require homeowners and businesses to purchase federal flood coverage even if their properties are protected by levees.

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  Rep. Barney Frank Will Not Seek Re-election After Term Ends; Industry Reacts

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 28, 2011

  Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., one of the primary authors of financial services reform legislation passed by Congress last year, says he will not return after his term ends in 2013.

• Industry Cites Benefits, Concerns Regarding Wicker’s Wind-Vs.-Water Proposal

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 9, 2011

  The Thursday decision of the Senate Banking Committee to support the idea of splitting the difference on the wind-v-water issue is setting off a fierce, albeit behind-the-scenes, lobbying campaign within the insurance industry.

• First Steps to Implement Healthcare Reform Effective September 23

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 22, 2010

  Critical first steps in implementing the healthcare reform law go into effect Sept. 23, and a flurry of new proposals, guidance and directives regarding the law are being issued by federal agencies.

• First Steps To Implement HC Reform Effective 9/23

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 21, 2010

  Critical first steps in implementing the health care reform law go into effect Sept. 23, and a flurry of new proposals, guidance and directives regarding the law are being issued by federal agencies.

• P&C Lobbyists Push For Longer-Term Extension Of Flood Insurance Program

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 20, 2010

  With expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program looming once again--this time on Sept.

• Industry Looks To Homeland Security Bill For NFIP Extension

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 20, 2010

  With the Sept. 30 expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in sight, the property/casualty insurance industry is moving to ensure the program is sustained, if only on a temporary basis, into the next Congress before it expires again.

• Industry Looks To Homeland Security Bill For NFIP Extension

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 17, 2010

  With the Sept. 30 expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in sight, the property and casualty insurance industry is moving on several fronts

• Feds Give Flexibility To Limited Benefit Med Plans

  By Allison Bell, Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 15, 2010

  An insurance agents' group is lauding the decision of federal officials to provide the industry great flexibility when selling limited-benefit medical plans.

• Agents Scramble To Begin Transition To New World Of Health Insurance Sales

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 12, 2010

  Now that health reform legislation is a fact, all sectors of the insurance industry are scrambling to figure out how their end of the business will be affected.