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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz insurance plan gambles with taxpayer dollars
As wars and skirmishes escalate, the risks to commerce increase and are reflected in market prices. In past conflicts, shipping firms faced soaring premiums…
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Congress keeps propping government-backed deposit insurance up, risk keeps rising
On Sunday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 marked its 20th anniversary. This Act consolidated the Bank Insurance Fund and the…
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HSAs: A silver bullet for the silver loading conundrum
After the longest government shutdown in American history — ostensibly caused by the expiration of the expanded Obamacare subsidies — Republicans have debated health…
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Beach Plan Fix Requires Higher Insurance Rates on Coast
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Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty is Wrong In His Analysis of HB 1171
Analysts at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market think tank with offices in Washington, D.C. and Tallahassee, today criticized Florida insurance commissioner Kevin McCarty’s…
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Florida flirting with fiscal hurricane disaster
When it announced last week that it would rely on the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund alone for its reinsurance, Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation…
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The way the political winds are blowing, coastal insurance rates could go up
As it girds for hurricane season, Texas has plenty to worry about. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA)—which provides coverage for high risk coastal…
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TRIA revamp plan worries buyers
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Property and Casualty Insurance 2009 Report Card
Full Document Available in PDF For the second year in a row,…