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Texas Lawmaker Urges Extension of Wind Insurance Inspection Waiver

A Texas lawmaker says thousands of coastal residents could lose their windstorm insurance coverage if the Legislature doesn’t extend a program that provides waivers for those who have been nonrenewed for coverage by a private insurer. Republican state Sen. Larry …

Fitch Analyzes Uncertainty over Extension of UK Flood Insurance Plan

The end in June of the UK government’s agreement with the country’s insurance industry, the Statement of Principles (SoP) agreement, which provides insurance in high flood risk areas, “may prove positive for the UK insurance industry,” according to a report …

EU Council Extends Somalia Counter-piracy Operation; OK’s Coastal Missions

The Council of the European Union has prolonged the EU’s counter-piracy operation Atalanta by two more years, until December 2014. The Council also said that the decision “extended the force’s area of operations to include Somali coastal territory as well …

Federal Flood Insurance Program Extended Until Nov. 18

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that keeps the government – and the federal flood insurance program– running until Nov. 18, 2011. The House vote (352-66) extends the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until Nov. 18. The Senate …

Industry Expects Another Short-Term Extension for Flood Insurance Program

Congress is poised to pass yet another short-term extension of the federal flood insurance program, giving it more time to consider two competing bills reforming the debt-ridden program. The House could vote this Wednesday on a measure that would extend …

UK Minister Compares Inaction on Climate Change to Hitler Appeasement

World leaders who oppose a global agreement to tackle climate change are making a similar mistake to the one made by politicians who tried to appease Adolf Hitler before World War Two, a British government minister said on Thursday. Energy …