Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The FEMA-operated program has over 4.7 million policies in force, and lawmakers have kept it intact via dozens of short-term extensions since 2017.
January 28 -
The Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds target again in December but signaled fewer cuts in 2025. There was some dissent. The markets are watching to see if the Federal Reserve pauses its easing cycle in January. Brian Rehling, head of global fixed-income strategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, recaps and parses the previous day's FOMC meeting and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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A multi-state coalition of insurance commissioners issued a joint letter to the Department of Government Efficiency advising the closure of the Federal Insurance Office.
December 20 -
Clean energy transition to continue despite likely policy changes under new administration.
December 12 -
California's IBank has partnered with an insurer and fire resilience fund to pay for fire resilience programs.
December 6 -
As Donald Trump prepares for his second term, campaign promises to preserve Social Security and Medicare go up against rising healthcare costs.
November 25 -
In the aftermath of the election, a bipartisan group of House members are the latest to ask the FHFA to put the owner's title insurance waiver pilot on hold.
November 19 -
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said it is "fundamentally unfair" that uninsured depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank got a reprieve from regulators while those at First National Bank of Lindsay did not.
November 18 -
As the former president reenters the White House, significant changes to Medicare could be on the horizon. Here's what to expect.
November 11 -
Potential new Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, has suggested a potential workaround to offset the cost of extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
November 4 -
Contentious insurance commissioner races, as well as potential policy changes are at stake this election season for insurers.
November 4 -
Moody's believes Florida will sell bonds to help replenish the CAT fund this spring.
November 1 -
Ann Olivarius weighs in on the impact of Vice President Kamala Harris' candidacy in the 2024 election.
October 31 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook called for weighing the costs and benefits of artificial intelligence, and flagged bias and fraud as areas of concern.
October 1 -
California hospitals will be forced to close if they don't complete earthquake safety upgrades by 2030. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to extend the deadline.
September 27 -
A bill would allow the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank to issue debt for California's FAIR Plan, its property insurer of last resort.
August 30 -
A rapidly escalating fire season hit the West amid questions about federal funding and insurance.
July 22 -
The new rule will require FEMA to consider climate change's impact on future flood patterns in determining how and sometimes if to build back after flooding.
July 18 -
The question of how much federal money Congress will provide for the replacement of the Key Bridge goes before the Senate Environmental Committee.
July 10 -
A decision backing the surviving shareholder in a family business could have carried major tax implications to succession plans. Instead, SCOTUS backed the IRS.
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