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Senate Will Consider Wind vs. Water Formula

Senate leaders have agreed to consider a provision designed to help settle wind versus water claims in a more timely and equitable manner as part of reauthorization of the federal flood insurance program. The provision’s sponsor, Sen. Roger Wicker, R.-Miss., …

Flood Insurance Has Paid $43 Million in Missouri River Floods

Federal flood insurance has already paid out $43 million to help policyholders deal with the damage caused by flooding along the Missouri River even though the floodwaters haven’t fully receded. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said those payments went to …

Insurer Ratings Unaffected, Stocks Rally As Losses from Irene Look Manageable

Loss estimates from Hurricane Irene continued to fall and ratings agencies said insurers would have no problem with claims, helping boost insurance industry shares Wednesday. The relatively limited losses that Irene appears to have caused to the private insurance industry …

Can Federal Flood Insurance Handle Irene Losses?

The only thing worse than getting flooded out of your home once is getting flooded out of it twice. Or, for that matter, over and over again. Margaret Wert bought her Wayne, New Jersey house in 1999, relying on assurances …

Don’t Kill Flood Insurance Program, Insurers Tell Congress

Closing the federal flood insurance program would put millions of homeowners at risk and cost taxpayers billions of dollars, insurers are warning after a Republican lawmaker filed legislation to eliminate the federal program. “Eliminating the National Flood Insurance Program is …