Congress plans to tackle reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act starting in early May with Senate Banking Committee action. Sources say the committee is looking at a 7-year extension with slightly higher deductibles.
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.
Insurance industry officials say they are encouraged by the Senate Banking Committee's leadership that work is progressing on bipartisan financial services reform legislation, and the committee hopes to resolve remaining issues before January.
WASHINGTON--If Sen. Joe Biden, D- Delaware, is elected vice president, it would set off a domino effect making Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., chairman of the Senate Banking Committee next year, Senate Major
Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said the bill "helps to ensure that the flood insurance program can continue to provide critical insurance coverage so that people are not crippled when facing