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BREAKING: NCOIL punts on reauthorizing nat cat model

The state legislators group will consider whether the 16-year-old model law should include other solutions states have pursued for managing natural disaster risks.

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FIRE Podcast- R.J. Lehmann: Capitol Hill update

C-FIRE Deputy Director R.J. Lehmann offers updates on key insurance issues on Capitol Hill, including flood insurance, the Super Committee package and efforts to roll back federal oversight of insurance under the Dodd-Frank Act.

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Citizens, heal thyself

Florida's insurer-of-last resort is coming forward with a plan to begin shrinking book of 1.5 million policyholders.

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Letter from Austin: TWIA rates still 22% too low

Despite recent increases, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's rates still don't pass actuarial muster.

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Letter from Washington: Why we're no longer supporting optional federal charter

The financial markets need time to fully digest the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act before a new federal regulator for insurance should even be contemplated.

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EU’s Solvency II could find U.S. ‘equivalent’

by R.J. Lehmann November 2, 2011

Fitch Ratings believes the European Union’s Solvency II project ultimately will grant equivalent treatment to U.S. insurers and reinsurers.

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Will Bank Transfer Day matter?

by R.J. Lehmann November 2, 2011

There are lots of good reasons to join a credit union, from low fees to good customer service. Rewarding their lobbying prowess probably shouldn’t be one of them.

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Letter from Washington: Avoiding the Fla. model, fighting fraud in Mich. and the high cost of crop insurance

by Eli Lehrer November 1, 2011

Center on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Director Eli Lehrer on the benefits of slashing crop insurance subsidies.

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FIRE Podcast- Joseph Annotti: Fraternal insurers could see new ‘renaissance’

by R.J. Lehmann October 28, 2011

Fraternal societies have been around since the days of Alexis de Tocqueville. In the FIRE Podcast, American Fraternal Alliance CEO Joseph Annotti discusses their role in the insurance marketplace.

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FIO, FOIA and a free market in insurance data

by R.J. Lehmann October 27, 2011

The NAIC says it will make $19 million next year selling insurance data filed by companies with state regulators. The Federal Insurance Office should bring this crony regulatory monopoly to an end by making all statutory filings publicly available.

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A SIFI warning shot from Snoopy?

by R.J. Lehmann October 26, 2011

MetLife’s announcement that it has been ordered by the Federal Reserve not to increase its shareholder dividend until it completes the 2012 round of stress tests could be a harbinger of things to come, should other insurers be designated “systemically important financial institutions.”

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Letter from Austin: TWIA more transparent on legal costs

by Julie Drenner October 26, 2011

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is laying out its plan to cut costs with a more efficient and transparent system for legal expenses.

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Letter from Washington: Cat fund reform, floor time for flood and Michigan registration fraud

by Eli Lehrer October 25, 2011

Center on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Director Eli Lehrer wonders if some Michigan auto insurers or their agents are intentionally encouraging registration fraud.

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Michigan PIP reform faces pushback

by R.J. Lehmann October 24, 2011

Some House Democrats are pushing back against efforts to reform Michigan’s unlimited personal injury protection benefits, which have contributed to making it the costliest coverage in the country.

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Lehrer: Universities are corporate people, too

by R.J. Lehmann October 24, 2011

Forgiveness of student loan debt would amount to massive corporate welfare. The corporations who would benefit are universities themselves, The Heartland Institute Vice President Eli Lehrer writes at the Frum Forum.

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