A five-year National Flood Insurance Program extension bill passed by the House in July is unlikely to pass the Senate before the program's next scheduled expiration on Sept. 30, representatives for two Washington-based agent groups said.

Regulators adopted a medical loss ratio form that leans more toward a narrow medical loss ratio (MLR) definition opposed by the industry, but the discussion revealed sharply divided opinions on the federal reforms.

AA&B goes behind the scenes of Lollapalooza with Jerid Schmickle, director of underwriting for Fireman's Fund Entertainment, and James Chippendale, partner at CSI Entertainment Insurance.

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