Florida OIR Wants More Data, Warns Insurers About Concurrent Causation Denials February 24, 2025 By William Rabb As consumer complaints have apparently mounted over unpaid hurricane losses, Florida’s top insurance regulator and some lawmakers are signaling new...
Assurant to Pick Up Policies as Nationwide Exits Federal Flood Insurance Program April 26, 2016 By Mark Hollmer Nationwide will start winding down its status this May as a “Write Your Own” carrier within the federal government’s National...
Exec’s Parting Shot: Flood Insurance Program Is a ‘Melting Iceberg’ June 3, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson The outgoing director of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) says the program is a “melting iceberg” that is incapable...
FEMA Reconsidering Private Insurers’ Role in Flood Insurance May 26, 2015 Federal officials have agreed to consider a proposal calling for an end to the federal flood insurance model that allows...
National Flood Services Launches Private Flood Product Suite May 20, 2015 National Flood Services, a division of Affinity Insurance Services, has introduced a line of private flood insurance products that will...
Florida’s Prepared Insurance Joins Write Your Own Flood Program April 21, 2015 Prepared Insurance Company (PIC), a Florida property/casualty carrier, has been approved to participate in the Write Your Own Flood Program...
FEMA Shows Some Progress Implementing Flood Insurance Changes: GAO February 20, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson The agency responsible for managing the federal flood insurance program has made progress in carrying out key changes mandated by...
Marsh to Acquire Flood Insurance Technology Firm Torrent October 20, 2014 Insurance broker Marsh has agreed to acquire Torrent Technologies Inc., which serves Write Your Own (WYO) insurers participating in the...