Viewpoint: Fixing America’s Flood Insurance Problem in 5 Steps June 19, 2019 By Craig Poulton The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was originally created by Congress to transfer U.S. flood insurance risk to private insurers....
Conservation, CarFax-Like Disclosure, Means-Test in Mix of Flood Insurance Reforms March 21, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal flood insurance program has a knack for inspiring ideas from reformers across the political spectrum on how to...
New House Finance Chair Waters Under Pressure; Flood Insurance on Bipartisan Agenda January 7, 2019 By Elizabeth Dexheimer As Maxine Waters takes the gavel of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, it’s not clear whom she’ll end up...
Analysts Weigh Chances Next Congress Will Actually Reform Flood Insurance November 28, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson With the clock ticking on the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization that is set to run out this Friday, Nov....
Flood Insurance Program Will Lapse If Senate Does Not Act July 30, 2018 There is not a lot time left to avoid a lapse in the federal government’s flood insurance program. The Senate...
Want Flood? Let the Market Make it Happen. May 9, 2018 By Patrick Wraight I spent a day last week in a conference that was focused on some specific risks that make up a...
Federal Flood Insurance Renewed Through July But Reforms Stall March 25, 2018 By Ginger Gibson Advocates who have been pushing for renewal of the U.S. federal flood insurance programs in the wake of last year’s...
Verisk’s ISO Personal Lines Program Targets $40 Billion Private Flood Insurance Market January 11, 2018 Things just got a bit easier for private personal lines insurance carriers wanting to enter the flood insurance market. Through...
Allstate Would Consider Selling Private Flood Insurance If Federal Program Is Revamped September 21, 2017 By Suzanne Barlyn Allstate Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Tom Wilson on Tuesday called on U.S. lawmakers to overhaul a government subsidized flood insurance...
Better Data, Models Expand Private Flood Insurance Opportunities: Actuaries April 20, 2017 As Congress considers reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), it should take into account specific insurance market, technological...