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Security First Insurance Executive Honored by Industry Consumer Advocacy Group

FAIR NewsBy FAIR September 26, 2019

News provided by Security First Insurance: ORMOND BEACH, Fla., Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The non-profit consumer advocacy group, the Federal Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR) has selected Melissa Burt DeVriese, Security First’s Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Legal Counsel as the 2019 recipient of its Founder’s Award. According to Jay Neal, FAIR’s President and Chief Executive Officer, “Melissa has been…

Demotech’s discussion with Kathy Ireland featured at FAIR Annual Gala

FAIR NewsBy FAIR September 26, 2019

News provided by Demotech: COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Demotech is pleased to announce that excerpts from its exclusive interview on Worldwide Business with kathy ireland® will be featured at the FAIR Annual Awards Gala & Benefit on October 24, 2019. Having aired on Fox Business Network as sponsored content, the discussion features Demotech’s evaluation and identification of hundreds of…

FAIR Joins South Florida Delegation’s 2019 Washington, DC Summit

US LegislationBy FAIR September 10, 2019

FAIR is proud to participate in the South Florida Delegation’s 2019 Washington, DC Summit. For the past several months, FAIR has collaborated with other members of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and US Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to provide leadership on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Reauthorization. The Summit will be held…

Private Flood Gains Ground as Regulation, Technology Drive Change

US LegislationBy FAIR August 20, 2019

Best’s Insurance News & Analysis – August 12, 2019 09:58 AM OLDWICK, N.J. – The fledgling market for private flood insurance has made gains in both direct premiums written and in the number of insurers offering the coverage, helped by an improving regulatory climate and advances in technology. Direct premiums written rose 70% to about…

FAIR Foundation Virtual Conference Series

Previous EventsBy FAIR July 26, 2019

FAIR Foundation Virtual Conference Series- Building a Culture of Preparedness September 23 – October 29, 2020 Developing Action Plans and Themes for Real Cultural Change Throughout the virtual conference series a wide variety of stakeholders came together to promote consumer education, resiliency through mitigation, improved disaster preparedness, closing the insurance protection gap, and developing action…

Menendez Leads Bipartisan, Comprehensive Flood Insurance Reform Bill

US LegislationBy FAIR July 16, 2019

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, chair of the Sandy Task Force and a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee that oversees the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), today unveiled new, comprehensive and bipartisan legislation to extend the NFIP for five years while instituting a series of sweeping reforms to address the waste, abuse and mismanagement…

FAIR Supports Approval of Insurance Omnibus Bill

FAIR NewsBy FAIR June 19, 2019

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, June 19, 2019 – The Federal Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR), a national non-partisan, consumer advocacy group dedicated to providing insurance consumers with quality coverage at affordable rates, applauds the passage of House Bill 301 which was signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. “H.B. 301 is the result…

The House Financial Services Committee Passes Bill to Extend the NFIP for 5 Years

US LegislationBy FAIR June 10, 2019

On June 10, 2019, the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 3167, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Reauthorization Act of 2019, extending the NFIP for 5 years. The bill will need to now be considered by the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. The bill includes the below reforms to the…

President Trump Signs Legislation Passed by Congress Extending the NFIP’s Authorization to September 30, 2019

US LegislationBy FAIR June 6, 2019

On June 6, 2019, President Trump signed legislation passed by Congress that extends the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP’s) authorization to September 30, 2019. Congress must now reauthorize the NFIP by no later than 11:59 pm on September 30, 2019. Learn more below: FEMA: National Flood Insurance Program: Reauthorization

Insurance Consumer Advocacy Group Announces National Expansion and Commits to Address Flood Risk Across the US

FAIR NewsBy FAIR June 4, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC, June 4, 2019 – The Federal Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR), a Florida-based non-partisan consumer advocacy group, today announces its national expansion and commitment to reducing uninsured flood risk across the United States. FAIR is a non-partisan, non-profit consumer advocacy group dedicated to providing insurance consumers with quality coverage at affordable rates through…

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