The U.S. Senate last week unanimously voted to extend the current National Flood Insurance Program for one year--until Sept. 30, 2011--with industry trade group officials lauding the development and urging the House to also act promptly.

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A bill extending the National Flood Insurance Program for another year passed the House of Representatives yesterday and was sent to the White House.

As part of an ongoing effort to streamline forms production, ACORD announced it was moving to a new system developed by Silverlake Software LLC.