The National Conference of Insurance Legislators added its voice to the growing chorus urging a delay of planned National Flood Insurance Program rate increases, while lobbyists with knowledge of the NFIP say Senate action on such a delay could come by the end of the year.
NCOIL passed a resolution at its annual meeting this past weekend stating that the Biggert-Waters Act “substantially and immediately devalued the investments made in all properties endowed with flood damage mitigation measures, as well as properties receiving subsidize rates.”
The resolution predicts that consumer confidence and the nation's economy, including the banking and mortgage industries, will suffer—and says that “a violent rise” in premium costs may lead to financial distress for residents and property owners around the nation.
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