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America’s insurance commissioners still pursuing bad investment charges that EU is scrapping
Last month, a significant development took place in Europe that so far has not been widely reported in the US, even though it will likely…
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Why are America’s insurance commissioners trying to import harmful European rules?
With high prices and the threat of recession looming over America’s economy, another threat is emerging. Influential policymakers overseeing the U.S. insurance industry are on…
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Free the Economy Episode 8: Crypto and ESG with Jennifer Schulp
Welcome back to the Free the Economy podcast. In this week’s episode we talk about the cultural impact of Super Bowl ads,…
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Legislature’s Continued Reliance on Catastrophe Fund a Disaster for Florida Finances
When it announced recently that it would rely on the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund alone for its reinsurance, Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp. placed…
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Eli Lehrer: Legislature’s continued reliance on Catastrophe Fund a disaster for Florida finances
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Hurricane Funds In Financial Trouble
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Cybersecurity, Credit Cards and Hurricane Insurance
President Obama is expected to announce the appointment of a new cybersecurity czar. Credit card holders prepare for the changes recently passed by Congress. Congress…
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Hurricane Funds In Financial Trouble
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Hurricane Funds In Financial Trouble
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Anticipated hurricanes fuel stormy insurance debate
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Hurricane Funds In Financial Trouble
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Anticipated Hurricanes Fuel Stormy Insurance Debate
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Coalition Aims To Fight U.S. Cat Insurance Pool Proposal
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Coalition Aims To Fight U.S. Cat Insurance Pool Proposal
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California’s Budget Woes, Sotomayor’s Nomination and Insurance Information
State legislators in California face a multi-billion dollar budget shortfall. Political observers praise President Obama for his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor as potentially the first…
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Group Formed to Oppose National Catastrophe Fund
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Group formed to oppose national catastrophe fund
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Insurance Plan Won’t Work
James Lee Witt and James Loy are, quite simply, wrong to suggest that a ”national catastrophe backstop” would help reduce homeowners’ insurance rates for…
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CEI Fellow Praises Insurance Information Act
The head of the insurance project at the Competitive Enterprise Institute today praised Rep. Paul Kanjorski’s (D-PA) proposed Insurance Information Act (H.R. 2609). The bill…
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Opponents Become Allies in the Face of a Storm
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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,…
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Government-Run Insurance Company Foists Huge Burden on Florida Taxpayers
Government-Run Insurance Company Foists Huge Burden on Florida Taxpayers Citizens Property Insurance Corporations Decides to Forego Private Reinsurance in Favor of…
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Why Scaling Back TRIA Could Be Difficult
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State-Mandated Insurance Rate and Form Filing System Does Not Work, Report Finds
State-Mandated Insurance Rate and Form Filing System Does Not Work, Report Finds Insurers, Consumers Hurt Under Current System Washington, D.C., May 8, 2009—The current system…
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Justice Souter, Global Warming Negotiations and Florida Insurance Reform
Justice David Souter announces his retirement from the Supreme Court. Leading up to global warming negotiations in Copenhagen, a new study calls for the elimination…
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CEI Analyst Hails Florida Insurance Bill Passage
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SERFF Liberation
The System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing Needs Competition…
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CEI Responds to McCarty’s Statements on SB 2036
The director of The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s insurance project responded today to Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) head Kevin McCarty’s statements about SB 2036 and…
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Freddie Mac, Solar Energy and an Insurance Debate
The suicide of Freddie Mac’s Chief Financial Officer raises further questions about the company and the federal bailout program. Texas is poised to increase the…
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CEI Responds to Commissioner McCarty’s “Overview” of the Florida Insurance Market
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Dinallo’s actions on Allstate ‘very likely illegal,” group says
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State Insurance Programs Flawed
The Times argues that the federal government should provide a "backstop" for state insurance funds like the California Earthquake Authority. The Times is wrong. States like Florida…
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Florida Lawmakers Urged Not to Weaken Property Insurance Overhaul
Florida Lawmakers Urged Not to Weaken Property Insurance Overhaul Provisions in House Bill Stronger, More Market-Freeing; Amendment to Senate Bill Questioned Washington, D.C.,…
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Letter to New York State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo
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State insurance programs flawed
Re “Insurance assurance,” editorial, April 9 The Times argues that the federal government should provide a "backstop" for state insurance funds like…
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CEI Analysts Blast New York Insurance Head
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Tax Day Protests, Small Car Safety and Union Organizing
People across the country gather to protest high taxes and excessive government spending. A new crash test study finds that smaller cars are especially vulnerable…
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Why Florida Should Not Receive a Pre-Funded Federal Bailout
Full Document Available in PDF Since early 2009, Florida state…
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‘Backstop’ idea appears too risky: Catastrophe fund may have opposite effect
Texans have many reasons to worry about hurricanes. Two large storms struck the state last year, insurance rates have risen steadily in most coastal areas,…
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CEI Comment on Feds Rejecting Florida Insurance Bailout
FEDS RIGHTLY REJECT FLORIDA INSURANCE FIASCO Washington, D.C., April 9, 2009— The U.S. Treasury Department has rejected Sen. Bill Nelson’s (D-Fla.) request for…
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Modified Mortgages, Unions Losses and Hurricane Insurance
The White House pushes mortgage companies to “modify” more home loans, while the number of defaults continues to rise. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) announces she…
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Florida Senate passes bills to address hurricane fund shortfall
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CEI Analyst Hails Passage of Insurance Reform Bills
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Lawmakers told to overhaul property insurance
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Lawmakers told to overhaul property insurance: A coalition pushes for reform to help prevent economic disaster.
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Legislature aims to overhaul property insurance system
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Virginia Postrel on Her Own Brush with Cost-Effective Drug Research
One letter writer argues that Herceptin was a poor example because "Multiple cost-effectiveness analyses have shown that, despite its high cost, Herceptin is both effective…
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CEI Florida Insurance Project Lauds Legislative Action on Proctor Bill
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