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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.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 15, 2012
Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., plans to introduce a bill in the House that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program for one month, pushing the program’s expiration date back to June 30.
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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 Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 25, 2012
The Federal Crop Insurance Program began nearly 75 years ago. Now a public/private partnership, agents write more than 1 million crop insurance policies. As Congress looks at a 2012 farm bill, learn what agents need to know about this “growing” industry.
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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 Staff Writers |
April 13, 2012
ACE's Evan Greenberg on government regulation, the Fed's Ben Bernanke on AIG and the "shadow-banking" system, Willis' Joseph Plumeri with advice for risk managers, and more.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 26, 2011
In the wake of the first congressional testimony of Michael McRaith, director of the new Federal Insurance Office, officials of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies say he appears to “have an understanding” of the role the new agency is to fulfill.
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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 |
July 13, 2011
Insurance industry trade groups today lauded the decision of the House to pass legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program for five years—and urged the Senate to act promptly on the measure.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 24, 2011
Agent associations are criticizing what they say are federal efforts to strip away crop-insurance servicing components from their members.
