Press Releases: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

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
Jim Lakely

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

Heartland Institute Responds to House Budget Plan for Federal Crop Insurance

Heartland Institute Responds to House Budget Plan for Federal Crop Insurance

March 22, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC (MARCH 22, 2012) – The Heartland Institute’s Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate today responded to the plan unveiled by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), w

Press Conference to Lay Out Roadmap for Fixing Texas State Budget

Press Conference to Lay Out Roadmap for Fixing Texas State Budget

March 19, 2012
Julie Drenner

AUSTIN, Texas (March 19, 2012) - A bold new plan to tackle Texas’s growing budget crisis will be unveiled March 20 at a press conference hosted by Texans for a Conservative Budget Coalition.

Heartland Institute Responds to Passage of Auto Salvage Bills

Heartland Institute Responds to Passage of Auto Salvage Bills

March 14, 2012
Alan B. Smith

WASHINGTON, DC MARCH 14 – The Heartland Institute’s Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate today welcomed news that legislation seeking to crack down on auto salvage fraud has passed the Uta

Heartland Institute Comments on Close of 2012 Florida Legislative Session

Heartland Institute Comments on Close of 2012 Florida Legislative Session

March 10, 2012

TALLAHASSEE (March 10, 2012) – The Florida Legislature closed its 60-day 2012 session by approving needed reforms to the state’s no-fault auto insurance system and the state-run Citizens Property I

Heartland Institute Reacts to Defeat of Surplus Lines Takeout Bill in Florida Legislature

Heartland Institute Reacts to Defeat of Surplus Lines Takeout Bill in Florida Legislature

March 06, 2012
Don Brown

TALLAHASSEE -- Insurance policy experts at The Heartland Institute sharply criticized the Florida House of Representatives’ decision earlier today to reject a bill that would have reduced the liabi