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By Staff Writers |
March 29, 2012
While the insurance industry is state regulated, Washington D.C. has always remained a major player in the business. PC360 Washington editor Arthur D. Postal has compiled a list of the top-20 public and industry figures in Washington D.C.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 26, 2012
Efforts are underway to jump-start Senate action on a long-term National Flood Insurance Program extension.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 2, 2011
The Senate is preparing to vote on legislation next week which would extend the current National Flood Insurance Program for at least six months, confirming that the outlook for a long-term extension for the program any time soon remains cloudy at best.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 22, 2011
An intense effort is underway to have the Senate Banking Committee drop a provision in flood-insurance legislation that would require homeowners and businesses to purchase federal flood insurance even if their properties are protected by levees.
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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.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 8, 2011
Legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30, 2016 was reported to the Senate floor today by the Senate Banking Committee.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 27, 2011
Roy Woodall vowed at a confirmation hearing to "vote his conscience" as a member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 26, 2011
Markup of legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program in the Senate has been delayed for at least a week—and could be pushed back until early September.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 21, 2011
As of this writing, the Senate Banking Committee is preparing to act on legislation that would provide a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 18, 2011
Flood-insurance reauthorization legislation proposed by the leadership of the Senate Banking Committee would mandate a phase-out of subsidies while forgiving the program’s debt.
