WASHINGTON--A key congressional staff member, it was learned, has castigated the American Insurance Association for releasing what he said is bogus data in fighting legislation requiring the National Flood Insurance Program to add windstorm coverage.

The fiery reaction from Brian Martin, policy director for Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., came yesterday after AIA released a consultant's estimate that the measure could cause a $200 billion NFIP deficit.

Mr. Martin fired off an e-mail to a lobbyist for the group saying AIA had "cooked" the numbers in the consultant's report. A copy of the message was obtained by National Underwriter.

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