flood insurance

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  Texas Congressman Calls for Quick Launch of Private Flood Insurance

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 25, 2013

  GOP Rep. Randy Neugebauer asks for speedy approval from banking industry regulators, sparking calls for caution from some insurers.

• National Flood Insurance Program Working on Affordability

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 29, 2013

  FEMA sub-agency director says installment plan being worked on, along with studies on affordability and privatization.

• Flood Insurance Program 'One Large Event' From Needing More Fed Bailout

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 15, 2013

  Mississippi insurance commissioner makes that observation, while FEMA says agency continues to eye NFIP privatization.

• Mortgages With Short Terms Attract Boomers

  By Eileen M. Courter  |  January 9, 2013

  Retirement plans and paying off the mortgage have traditionally gone hand-in-hand as people approaching retirement anticipate eliminating a payment that typically claims the largest single chunk out of the monthly budget.

• National Flood Insurance Program Gets Borrowing Boost

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  January 4, 2013

  Legislation increases borrowing authority by one third, draws Republican ire and promises to take NFIP private.

• Hurricane Sandy: Obama to Seek Flood Insurance Borrowing Expansion

  By Arthur Postal  |  November 16, 2012

  Claims from superstorm to outstrip NFIP's borrowing authority.

• Hurricane Sandy: National Flood Insurance Program Will Need More Borrowing Authority

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 6, 2012

  NFIP will likely need to go to Congress for additional borrowing authority to pay claims, insurance industry officials say.

• Isaac Prods Insurers to Shift Into Proactive

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  September 10, 2012

  Hours after the Navy destroyer USS Cole was bombed in Yemen on Oct. 12, 2000, killing 17 American sailors and injuring 39, the families of members of Navy Federal Credit Union likely didn’t know that much more was going on behind the scenes on their behalf.

• Hurricane Isaac: Impact on Insurers Seen as Minimal

  By Mark Ruquet  |  September 5, 2012

  Louisiana insurers say claims are rolling in, but not a flood.

• Flood Insurance Reauthorization Now Law of the Land

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  July 10, 2012

  President Obama has signed legislation that reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30, 2017.