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• Senate Passes 60-Day NFIP Extension; Paves Way for Vote on 5-Year bill

  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.

• 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.

• House Passes 30-Day NFIP Extension

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2012

  The House has passed a 30-day National Flood Insurance Program extension that would push the program’s expiration date back to June 30.

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  The Week in Quotes

  By Staff Writers  |  May 4, 2012

  A new multi-industry push for a National Flood Insurance Program extension, the state of pricing in the industry, and more.

• 'Flood the Hill' Effort Sees Insurer Groups, Others Team Up for NFIP Extension

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2012

  The insurance industry and allied trade groups are launching a full-court press to ensure Senate action on flood legislation before the current authorization expires May 31.

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  The Week in Quotes

  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.

• Two-Year NFIP Extension Better Than Nothing, But Industry Still Wants Five

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 26, 2012

  Insurance-industry officials say a two-year National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) extension, as proposed recently by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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.

• KY Gov. Rips Roof Off Unscrupulous Contractors

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 25, 2012

  Gov. Steve Beshear signed HB 421 into law as part of “storm scammer legislation,” which seeks to protect legitimate contractors and homeowners from roofing replacement schemes.

• 2-Year NFIP Extension Better Than Nothing, but Industry Still Wants 5 Years

  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. or five-year extension