Lengthy Government Shutdown to Impact Insurers, Says AM Best September 30, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Unless Congress reaches a compromise on funding by midnight, there will be no budget and the government will shut down—sending...
Lawmakers Press FEMA on the Future of US Flood Insurance September 29, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman Two Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration about its management of the National Flood Insurance Program after cuts at...
Update: National Flood Insurance Program Expires September 25, 2025 By Chad Hemenway About six months after Congress passed a short-term reauthorization, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expired Oct.1—a prospect that will...
Stein Wants $13.5B From Congress for NC Hurricane Helene Recovery September 18, 2025 North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Monday requested $13.5 billion more from Congress in recovery aid for Hurricane Helene almost...
Jefferson Parish’s Improved Flood Rating to Bring Cost Savings for Residents September 17, 2025 Residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana could soon see a reduction in flood insurance premiums, after the parish improved its class...
Neptune Insurance Files for IPO. Executive Compensation Not Remarkable This Time September 3, 2025 St. Petersburg, Florida-based Neptune Insurance Holdings filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Wednesday, the latest Florida-based insurer to...
Frequency Perils Helping to Boost Global Insured Losses to $152B, Verisk Report Says September 2, 2025 The average estimated annual insured property loss from natural events around the world has risen to $152 billion – up...
The Ghost of Hurricane Katrina Haunts Catastrophe Modelers August 29, 2025 By Gautam Naik When Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in August 2005, causing greater insurance losses than any other natural disaster in...
A Mississippi City’s Tax Break Spurred Post-Katrina Building. But Will Homes Stand? August 29, 2025 By Jeff Amy GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how...
Two More Beach Homes Near Collapse as Erin’s Waves Pound NC Outer Banks August 22, 2025 Two homes on the North Carolina Outer Banks sit precariously in the high waves with their days seemingly numbered. Since...