Sept. 20 — -- As you watch those pictures of houses under assault from Hurricane Isabel, doesn't it make you wonder: Why do people build their homes so close to the water? They must have known a ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) cannot issue new flood insurance policies during a government shutdown. Existing NFIP policies remain valid if issued on or before September 30, 2025 and ...

Property insurance rates have been soaring in the U.S. for years, and a number of factors are contributing to the problem, including inflation, building expansion into high-risk areas, and record ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the ...

Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968 as a way for the federal government to bear a risk that private companies wouldn’t. Since then, Uncle Sam has backed the vast majority of ...

Reinsurance is insurance for insurance companies. If insurance is the financial first responder to disaster events, reinsurance is insurers’ shock absorber, a backstop, enabling insurers to have more ...

Jul. 14—The cyber insurance landscape is shifting to a new normal. Increasingly costly and frequent cyber attacks are prompting a greater share of organizations to seek insurance for themselves or to ...

WASHINGTON THE LOOMING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HAS BIG IMPLICATIONS FOR SEVERAL FEDERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. FLORIDA HAS MORE POLICYHOLDERS IN THAT PROGRAM THAN ANY ...

Health insurance costs in the United States are on track for their biggest jump in at least five years, according to multiple surveys, adding turbulence to an uncertain economy and boosting expenses ...

Next year will be an important one for American health. Donald Trump’s incoming administration has pledged a new focus on chronic diseases in hopes of better understanding and preventing what makes us ...

Reinsurance is insurance for insurance companies. If insurance is the financial first responder to disaster events, reinsurance is insurers’ shock absorber, a backstop, enabling insurers to have more ...