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Big Week in Washington for Safe Building Codes Effort

The NAMIC-led BuildStrong Coalition completed a successful week-long effort to promote safe building codes by hosting a multi-industry forum on building code safety, testifying at a Senate subcommittee hearing and seeing the bipartisan, bicameral introduction of The Safe Building Code Incentive Act. (Posted: 5/14/2013 11:03:10 AM)

NAMIC: Safe Building Code Incentives an Investment in a Stronger, Safer America

(Posted: 5/8/2013 1:44:05 PM)

NAMIC and BuildStrong Coalition Launch Unprecedented Effort to Promote Safe Building Codes

(Posted: 5/7/2013 4:16:42 PM)

NAMIC Puts Building Codes in Washington Spotlight

NAMIC and the BuildStrong Coalition have orchestrated its biggest week since the coalition’s inception with the bipartisan and bicameral congressional re-introduction of The Safe Building Code Incentive Act, testimony at a May 8 Senate hearing, and the BuildStrong Thought Leaders Forum on Building Safety on May 9. (Posted: 5/7/2013 10:42:51 AM)

NAMIC to Meet With NOAA on Weather-Ready Nation

Staffers from NAMIC Federal Affairs office will join an industry delegation comprised of the primary insurance trade groups to meet with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration on April 17. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss NOAA’s consumer resilience campaign, Weather-Ready Nation. (Posted: 4/16/2013 10:05:05 AM)

NAMIC Discusses COASTAL Act Implementation With Meteorologist Group

Matt Gannon, NAMIC’s assistant vice president of federal affairs, spoke on a panel of the American Meteorological Society to represent the property/casualty insurance industry’s perspective on the impact of the alternative loss allocation formula created by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2012. (Posted: 4/9/2013 9:14:15 AM)

NAMIC Applauds Focus on Mitigation at Senate Hearing on Sandy Recovery

Testimony from agencies who oversee the federal response to natural catastrophes at a Senate Committee hearing continues to support efforts towards stronger building codes, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies noted. (Posted: 3/20/2013 6:04:46 PM)

NatCat Backstop Reintroduced in Congress

Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J., introduced a bill that would create a national catastrophe fund designed to respond to large scale catastrophes. (Posted: 3/19/2013 10:12:58 AM)

Congress to Consider Community Flood Insurance Study

Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., and Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., are co-sponsoring a bill to assess options, methods, and strategies for making available voluntary community-based flood insurance policies through the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill, H.R. 1035, will receive a vote on the House floor on March 12 under suspension of the rules, which will require a two-thirds majority for passage. (Posted: 3/12/2013 9:33:39 AM)

Bipartisan House Members to Propose Tax Incentives for Natural Disasters

NAMIC is working with staff members from Reps. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., and Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., in advance of their introduction of legislation titled “Homeowner Catastrophe Protection Act of 2013.” The proposed legislation will include three changes to the tax code aimed to protect insurers and individuals from losses from natural disasters. (Posted: 1/29/2013 11:19:09 AM)

House to Vote on Sandy Relief Bill After GOP Attempts to Cut Costs (1/15/2013 11:41:38 AM)

Congress Raises NFIP Borrowing Authority, Will Address More Sandy Aid Later This Month (1/8/2013 10:26:46 AM)

NAMIC: NFIP Funding will help Recovery for Sandy Victims, Building Codes Legislation will Help Victims of Next Natural Disaster (1/4/2013 2:02:49 PM)

A Flurry of Activity before Congress Adjourns, but Unfinished Business Remains (1/3/2013 2:20:45 PM)

Safe Building Code Incentive Act Introduced in the U.S. Senate (12/19/2012 5:48:01 PM)

NAMIC Hails Senate Introduction of the Safe Building Code Incentive Act (12/19/2012 5:18:50 PM)

Safe Building Code Incentive Still Possibility in 112th Congress (12/18/2012 11:58:01 AM)

Senate EPW Committee Holds Hearing on Impacts of Sandy (12/4/2012 11:29:07 AM)

NAMIC, BuildStrong Seeking Path for Building Code Incentive in Sandy Relief Package (12/4/2012 10:48:15 AM)

Obama Administration Asks for Increase for NFIP Borrowing Authority (11/20/2012 10:15:51 AM)

"Super Storm" Sandy and Hurricane Deductibles (11/11/2012 7:59:31 PM)

Sandy Raises More Questions on Federal Role in Natural Disasters (11/6/2012 9:52:01 AM)