Senate Passes Flood Insurance Delay, Agent Licensing Bill January 30, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The Senate passed a bill Thursday to delay certain flood insurance rate hikes and create a national registry for licensing...
Senate Begins Amending Bill to Halt Flood Insurance Rate Increases January 30, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The Senate has begun adopting amendments to the bill (S.1926) that seeks to delay flood insurance premium increases called for...
White House Balks at Flood Insurance Delay, Agent Licensing Bill January 28, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The Obama Administration has problems with the Senate bill that would delay flood insurance premium increases and create an agent...
North Carolina Insurers Stand By 25.3% Home Insurance Bid January 27, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Despite urging by the state’s insurance commissioner that they withdraw their bid, North Carolina homeowners insurers are unlikely to withdraw...
How to Encourage Private Flood Insurance; Why Delaying Biggert-Waters Is Not the Answer January 24, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson New technologies and a better understanding of flood risk may have increased private insurers’ interest in providing flood insurance but...
Senate Links Agent Licensing Reform with Flood Insurance Delay January 21, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson There is a new political wrinkle in the attempt to stave off flood insurance rate hikes across the country. The...
University of Florida Lab Tests Fluid-Filled Helmet As Guard Against Injuries January 16, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson In a ground floor lab of the New Engineering Building at the University of Florida, radiologist Keith Peters and mechanical...
Congressional Spending Plan Would Curb Some Flood Insurance Hikes January 15, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The $1.1 trillion government funding agreement unveiled by Congressional negotiators on Monday includes language to postpone for about eight months...
Groups Urge Congress to Target Flood Insurance Fix to Help Needy, Not Wealthy January 9, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Opponents of delaying Biggert-Waters flood insurance reforms and stopping the resulting premium hikes say the negative effects are being exaggerated...
Key Senate Vote on Flood Insurance Rate Delay Pushed to Next Week January 7, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Senate is expected to take a key vote soon on a bill that would delay some of the...