Commercial Lines

The property and casualty market has firmed, Wells Fargo Insurance is telling its clients, but a separate Willis Re analysis of June 1 and July 1 reinsurance renewals shows a highly segmented approach to pricing, where rate increases are tied to loss activity on accounts rather than a hardening market.

The Reinsurance Association of America said it will start work immediately with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to implement a flood-law provision authorizing the federal agency to buy reinsurance to reduce the costs of funding the National Flood Insurance Program.

The Reinsurance Association of America said it will start work immediately with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to implement a flood-law provision authorizing the federal agency to buy reinsurance to reduce the costs of funding the National Flood Insurance Program.

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Congress today finally passed and sent to the President legislation providing long-term certainty for the National Flood Insurance Program.

Congress today finally passed and sent to the President legislation providing long-term certainty for the National Flood Insurance Program.