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• Industry Responds To Times Article Giving Voice To Anger Of The Uninsured

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 29, 2011

  In “Flood Victims Getting Fed Up With Congress,” a Sept. 25 front-page article in the New York Times, people who lost their homes in Pennsylvania because of recent flooding of the Susquehanna River voiced indignation that emergency aid from the government was being held up by the budget battles raging...

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  Top FEMA Administrator Outlines Possible Mitigation-Based NFIP Pricing Scheme

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 10, 2011

  Federal flood-management officials are considering whether to base National Flood Insurance Program premiums on community-mitigation efforts—a departure from current practice.

• How Not to Handle Property Coverage

  By Lynne McChristian  |  February 3, 2011

  Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the behemoth state-run property insurer, has a reputation that reaches far beyond Florida’s shores. Leaders from neighboring coastal states call it “Florida’s folly” to grow what is, essentially, socialized property insurance.

• Democratic Senators Introduce Bill To Delay New Flood Insurance Mandates

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 2, 2010

  Two Democratic senators Tuesday introduced legislation in the current lame-duck session that would delay for five years a mandate that homeowners included in new flood zones buy "market-based" insurance policies.

• NFIP's New Lower-Cost Insurance Option

  By Edward L. Connor  |  August 31, 2010

  Homeowners who have recently been affected by flood map changes may be eligible for a new flood insurance option that can provide temporary financial relief.

• Flood Insurance and Florida's Resistant Homeowners

  By Lynne McChristian  |  August 1, 2010

  My neighbor dropped flood coverage this year to shave expenses. Frankly, I'm thinking of doing the same thing.

• Insurers Blast Flood Bill Over Concurrent Causation

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 26, 2010

  The House passed a five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, but a concurrent causation amendment is prompting fierce industry opposition, and it is unclear whether the Senate will even take up the measure this year.

• House Clears Bill Reauthorizing NFIP Program For 5 years

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 19, 2010

  The House today passed legislation that would provide certainty to the National Flood Insurance Program.

• House Passes 5-Year NFIP Extension; Industry Objects to Amendment

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 19, 2010

  NFIP extended, but requires WYO insurers to not use "anti-concurrent causation" language to exclude coverage of wind damage simply because there is also flood damage to the property.

• House Passes 5-Year NFIP Extension; Industry Objects To Amendment

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 15, 2010

  The House today passed legislation that would provide certainty to the National Flood Insurance Program, but an approved controversial amendment drew condemnation from insurer groups, and at least one has withdrawn support for the bill.