Press Releases: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Heartland Institute Applauds Senate Plan to Vote on Flood Insurance Reform

Heartland Institute Applauds Senate Plan to Vote on Flood Insurance Reform

May 24, 2012
Jim Lakely

MAY 24 -- The Heartland Institute’s Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate today applauded the announcement from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to move forward with a vote next mon

Heartland Institute Announces Plan to Spin Off Insurance Project

Heartland Institute Announces Plan to Spin Off Insurance Project

May 11, 2012
Joseph Bast

The Heartland Institute has decided to spin off its insurance research project effective May 31.

The Heartland Institute Responds to Texas Sen. Taylor’s Letter on TWIA

The Heartland Institute Responds to Texas Sen. Taylor’s Letter on TWIA

May 09, 2012

In a May 8 letter [attached] to leadership of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, state Sen.

Without Reforms National Flood Insurance Program Would Be Insolvent In Two Years

Without Reforms National Flood Insurance Program Would Be Insolvent In Two Years

May 09, 2012

With the National Flood Insurance Program set to expire at the end of May, the Senate Banking Committee’s Economic Policy Subcommittee is hosting a May 9 hearing on the need to reform the program.<

FEMA Call for 'Clean' NFIP Reauthorization Would Punt Much-Needed Reforms

FEMA Call for 'Clean' NFIP Reauthorization Would Punt Much-Needed Reforms

April 24, 2012

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the National Flood Insurance Program, has asked Congress to pass a two-year reauthorization of the program before it expires May 31.

Heartland Institute Encourages TWIA to Adopt Actuarial Recommendations

Heartland Institute Encourages TWIA to Adopt Actuarial Recommendations

April 23, 2012
Julie Drenner

The Heartland Institute today recommended the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s board of directors adopt proposals passed April 20 by a TWIA actuarial committee to raise rates by 4.7 percent

Citizens Cat Bond Underscores that Private Market Can Absorb Hurricane Risks

Citizens Cat Bond Underscores that Private Market Can Absorb Hurricane Risks

April 23, 2012

The Heartland Institute today welcomed news that Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

Heartland Institute Comments on Potential Suspension of Flood Insurance in Florida

Heartland Institute Comments on Potential Suspension of Flood Insurance in Florida

April 12, 2012

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has informed the State of Florida that House Bill 503, which cleared both the state House and Senate by unanimous votes earlier this year, could result in th