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National Flood Insurance Program Gets Short-Term Extension

The U.S. Senate passed a measure extending the nation’s flood insurance program through September 2009 last night. While the U.S. House of Representatives passed an extension to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through Sept. 30, 2009, under the omnibus …

Mississippi’s Rep. Taylor Renews Push for Federal Wind Insurance Policy

Rep. Gene Taylor, D.-Miss., isn’t letting opposition by major insurance companies keep him from pushing his plan to make wind coverage for properties available through the federal flood insurance program. Taylor’s proposal — the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009– …

National Flood Insurance Program Set to Expire Tomorrow

The U.S. Senate has yet to approve a measure extending the nation’s flood insurance program, which expires tomorrow. While the U.S. House of Representatives passed an extension to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through September 2009 under the omnibus …

After Stormy 2008, P/C Industry Facing Uncertainty in New Year

Ask agents and executives in the insurance industry about the new year and they’ll say they expect that the market will harden, at least slightly. In fact, 73 percent of agents predict prices will firm, according to a new Insurance …

After Stormy 2008, P/C Industry Facing Uncertainty in New Year

Agents Wish for Firmer Pricing, Higher Commissions, Solid Client Retention, Unity on Legislation Ask agents and executives in the insurance industry about the coming year and they’ll say they expect that the market will harden, at least slightly. In fact, …

Industry Profits Dove Massively through First Nine Months of 2008

After-tax profits for the U.S. property and casualty industry through the first nine months of the year were $4.1 billion — a 91.8 percent decline from the $50 billion in profits earned the same period a year ago, according to …

Declarations

Rocky Quarter “It was a rocky third quarter for insurers, but risk managers still saw prices improve on average. It is increasingly clear, though, that premiums cannot continue to fall at this pace, especially with the global economy in chaos.” …

A.M. Best, Insurers Worry Financial Crisis Could Affect Florida’s Cat Fund

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Advisory Council recently rattled the nerves of insurers when it presented its 2008 October bonding estimates. David Sampson, president of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, said that while he recognizes that the FHCF …

A.M. Best, Insurers Concerned over Florida’s Catastrophe Fund Capabilities

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Advisory Council recently presented its 2008 October bonding estimates, rattling the nerves of insurers in the process. While David Sampson, president and chief executive officer of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, recognizes that …

Declarations

Spitzer’s Folly “When (Eliot Spitzer) was attorney general he was on a witch hunt, he’d go after anyone he could to get headlines. I look at the pattern (at AIG) from when Hank Greenberg went out, not just the crisis …