A deal struck between two key senators appears to give new life to a possible five-year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set expire May 30.

An insurance group, a national public safety organization and a federal government agency disagree on what action the government should take as the National Flood Insurance Program’s expiration looms May 31.

The U.S. Senate unanimously extended the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through May 31, 2012, and the House of Representatives passed a bill reforming and extending it for five years the NFIP.

Seven Republican congress members introduced a bill (H.R. 3127) that would prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased members of Congress.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program for five years.

Congress hasn’t given up on the National Flood Insurance Program, despite billions and billions of reasons – $17.75 billion worth – to let it head out to sea.

A property-casualty insurer trade group is continuing its push for the U.S. House of Representatives to vote on a reform and re-authorization bill for the National Flood Insurance Program.

An insurance trade group says the U.S. House is “moving in the right direction” toward affirming state-based insurance regulation by voting to defund health insurance exchanges.

President Barack Obama signed a repeal of “onerous” reporting rules, forcing insurance agency owners and other small businesses to report on 1099 tax forms any transactions with vendors of at least $600.

A bill that would extend the National Flood Insurance to September 2016 advanced out of a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives, the first step toward possible passage.