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The Senate, last night, extended the long delayed National Flood Insurance Program, an action that one agent group declared unacceptable due to political wrangling.

With the 4th of July holiday weekend approaching, an agent's association survey finds millions of Americans plan to hold parties near the water, and the risk exposures can mean opportunities for agents who alert their clients to it.

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A sizable earthquake in the New Madrid seismic zone, located in the central U.S., could cause $300 billion in direct economic losses from the immediate states impacted, according to a recent report.

One catastrophe risk management firm said there is more than a 40 percent chance that by the end of August, at least a tropical storm will pass over

Tropical storm Alex became the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season late yesterday and has halted about 25 percent of crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and 9 percent of natural-gas output.