By Lewis Nibbelin, Contributing Writer, Triple-I The Florida House’s attempt to curtail recent legal system reforms met firm resistance from the state Senate this week, preserving the 2022 and 2023 legislation that stabilized the state’s property insurance market. Aiming to reinstate one-way attorney fees in insurance litigation, the House added an amendment – originally part … Read more
By Lewis Nibbelin, Contributing Writer, Triple-I Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy recently took to the Senate floor to call for restoration of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, whose elimination the agency announced on April 4. Established by Congress through the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, the BRIC program has allocated more than $5 … Read more
The National Weather Service (NWS) – part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – recently announced that it was reducing the number of weather balloons it launches across the country, citing staffing shortages at 11 NWS locations. The launch cuts followed NOAA’s announcement of hundreds of layoffs or voluntary resignations across the agency, … Read more
The Institutes’ Pete Miller and Francis Bouchard of Marsh McLennan discuss how AI is transforming property/casualty insurance as the industry attacks the climate crisis. “Climate” is not a popular word in Washington, D.C., today, so it would take a certain audacity to hold an event whose title prominently includes it in the heart of the … Read more
Source: Getty Images New, alarming financial risks for homebuyers who are unaware of property flood histories has driven several states to implement new disclosure laws, helping protect consumers from unexpected costs after purchasing flood-prone homes, according to new research from Milliman. Atmospheric conditions are intensifying flood risks across the U.S., with severe storms and rain … Read more