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Home Insurance
Cassidy Comments on Senate Passage of Flood Insurance Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 31, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. commented on the Senate approving the Menendez-Isakson Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act. The legislation is part of an effort to reform flood in...
Gillibrand Announces Bipartisan Flood Insurance Bill to Delay Rate Hikes Will Include her Amendment...
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that her amendment to help thousands of New York City homeowners whose homes are impossible to elevate reduce their flood risk and lower flood insurance rates will be included in the bipartis...
Cassidy Expresses Disappointment in Obama’s Opposition to Flood Insurance Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. commented on the President’s opposition to the Menendez-Isakson Homeowner Flood Insurance Flood Affordability Act. Dr. Cassidy is an original co-sponsor ...
Grayson Introduces Bills to Extend Tax Deductions for Mortgages, Tuition, Business Research, and More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 29, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Alan Grayson (FL-09) has introduced twelve bills aimed at continuing certain tax deductions and credits for one year. These provisions, which save Americans money and boost the econo...
Gillibrand Introduces Amendment to Help NYC Homeowners Reduce Flood Risk, Lower Flood Insurance Rates...
Washington, DC - January 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the Senate gets ready to vote tonight to begin debate on a bill to delay flood insurance premiums, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced an amendment to the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affor...
Governor Cuomo Deploys DFS Mobile Command Center to West Seneca to Help Victims of...
Albany, NY - January 22, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today deployed the Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) Mobile Command Center to West Seneca to help homeowners and businesses affected by recent flooding. Governor Cuomo...
Southerland Praises Relief for Coastal Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, II praised House and Senate negotiators for including a provision yesterday in the 2014 Omnibus Spending bill delaying flood insurance rate increase due to reforms i...
U.S. Rep. Castor announces flood insurance relief for homeowners on horizon
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced today that relief from flood insurance rate increases is contained in the 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which likely will be vote...
PALAZZO: WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WEALTHY, WATERFRONT HOMEOWNERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steven Palazzo, (MS-4) this week spoke on the House floor as part of continuing efforts to draw attention to the need for flood insurance reform and dispel myths about the homeowners...
Taylor Offers Insurance Tips for Homeowners Suffering Water Pipe Damage Due to Severe Cold...
COLUMBUS - January 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reports are surfacing across the state that many homeowners experienced ruptured water pipes due to the recent severe cold weather, resulting in damage to their property. Lieutenant Governor and Insuranc...
Manchin Statement on Need to Protect Homeowners from Drastic Flood Insurance Increases
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced he supports the “Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act” to protect homeowners from paying drastically higher flood insurance costs under the revised version of the National Flood Insurance Pr...
Rep. Ellison Statement on Expiration of Unemployment Insurance
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today as unemployment insurance expires for 1.3 million Americans:
Rumana Sponsors Assembly Resolution to Protect Residents from Skyrocketing Flood Insurance Rates
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Whip Scott Rumana sponsored a resolution urging Congress to protect local families from skyrocketing insurance increases.
Brown Supports Resolution Protecting Sandy Victims from Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Chris A. Brown today voted to support a resolution urging Congress to protect local families from skyrocketing insurance increases.
Commissioner Donelon Reminds Property Insurance Policyholders of Deadline to Claim 2009 Citizens Rebates
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon held a press conference this morning to announce a milestone reached by Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) and also reminded propert...
Hagan Announces Support for Bipartisan Flood Insurance Reform Bill
Washington, D.C. - December 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan announced this week that she is co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill to delay steep flood insurance rate increases for North Carolina’s coastal communities. The Homeowner Flo...
NAR Call for Action: Support the “Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Over the last few weeks, the MAR has received calls from members regarding drastic increases in the cost of flood insurance. These increases are making some pending sales unaffordable. The Nati...
Madison Avenue Office Cleaners Strike
New York, NY - November 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than a thousand building service workers came out to support their union brothers and sisters at 286 and 295 Madison Avenue, who struck Wednesday afternoon to protest their employers’ unfair...
Congresswoman Clarke Supports Affordable Flood Insurance for Homeowners
Brooklyn, N.Y. - November 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke announced today that she has become a co-sponsor of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which will protect homeowners from substantial increases in the...
Cassidy Statement on Financial Services Hearing on NFIP
WASHINGTON - November 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, at the request of Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. and members of the Congressional Home Protection Caucus, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the National Flood Insurance ...
SCHUMER PUSHES FOR DELAY IN FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUM HIKES THAT COULD HIT UP TO...
New York, NY - November 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On a press conference call, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced bipartisan legislation, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which will protect up to 11,000 Upstate New York homeo...
Thompson Joins Bipartisan Coalition Introducing Bill to Delay
Washington, D.C. - November 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, has joined a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress in introducing the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 3370), a bill...
Rahall Introduces Legislation to Halt Flood Insurance Rate Increases
Washington, DC - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall is introducing legislation today that would suspend the flood insurance rate increases that millions of homeowners are now subject to. At the beginning of the month, part...
Schumer, Menendez & Bipartisan Coalition Announce Legislation to Protect Homeowners From Flood Insurance Rate...
WASHINGTON, DC - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and a bipartisan coalition of members today announced they will introduce the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordabili...
Menendez, Isakson Lead Bipartisan Coalition to Protect Homeowners From Flood Insurance Rate Spike
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) today led a bipartisan coalition of members to introduce the Homeowner Flood Insur...
AIA and Bolster Work Together to Solve Issues Facing Home Remodeling
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has entered into an agreement with Bolster, a company recently launched to simplify the process of home remodeling by providing insurance for the succe...
Governor Bentley Enacts Recommendation of Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission
TUSCALOOSA - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday continued the state’s long-term efforts to address the availability and rising cost of homeowners insurance.
Building Inspection Division High Rating Results in Lower Insurance Rates
Woodland, CA - October 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This summer, the Building Inspection Services Division of the Yolo County Planning & Public Works Department was surveyed by the Insurance Service Office (ISO) Building Code Effectiveness Gradi...
AG Coakley, Speaker DeLeo File Legislation Limiting Amount of Mandatory Flood Insurance for Homeowners
BOSTON - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to assist homeowners facing significant flood insurance increases due to FEMA’s updated and expanded flood zone maps, Attorney General Martha Coakley and House Speaker Robert DeLeo have fil...
Congressman Garamendi Advocates for Affordable Flood Insurance at Bipartisan Congressional Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), who served as California’s Insurance Commissioner for eight years, spoke during a bipartisan meeting of Members of Congress focused on resp...
