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December 9, 2009
A chance to fend off our next hurricane

November 23, 2009
Disaster Policy Group Urges Passage Of House Bill

November 9, 2009
Panel Okays Extra Disaster Aid For States With Tough Building Codes

July 6, 2009
A must?: Beach insurance is not a public entitlement

July 1, 2009
We all pay a big price for bad shoreline policy

June 24, 2009
Greens, libertarians team up

June 1, 2009
Tax, Environmental Groups Question Hurricane Bailout Plan

May 28, 2009
Anticipated Hurricanes Fuel Stormy Insurance Debate

May 28, 2009
Coalition Aims To Fight U.S. Cat Insurance Pool Proposal

May 27, 2009
Opponents Become Allies in the Face of a Storm

May 27, 2009
Group Formed to Oppose National Catastrophe Fund

May 12, 2009
Obama Administration Rejects Federal Wind Insurance for Hurricanes

April 12, 2009
Backstop idea appears too risky
Catastrophe fund may have opposite effect

November 18, 2008
Another housing crisis brewing
Lehrer, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, directs studies of insurance and credit markets and is a member of Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Policy. He is based out of Washington, D.C.

November 4, 2008
Hurricane Ike victims benefit from reinsurance

September 27, 2008
Wind-damage coverage would make federal flood insurance even more wrongheaded
Congress is doing the right thing in efusing to add wind-damage coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program.

September 23, 2008
Our View: National Flood Insurance Program needs the right kind of 'fixing.'

September 17, 2008
Our View On Hurricane recovery: Don’t ‘fix’ flawed insurance program by making it bigger
Federal coverage subsidizes coastal living, makes disasters more costly.

September 5, 2008
Could Florida Survive the Big One?

August 20, 2008
CEI Praises National Wildlife Federation Report
Policy Prescriptions Make Sense Even Though Warming Science is Unresolved

August 8, 2008
Keep Wind Coverage out of Flood Insurance Conference Report

August 6, 2008
Making Coastal Properties Safer Will Help Cut State's Cost

June 10, 2008
Obama takes risky stand on insurance

May 31, 2008
Taxpayers May Face Hurricane Tab

May 14, 2008
Number of insurers in state on rise
Free market credited; firms mostly focusing on niche areas

May 13, 2008
U.S. Senate renews flood insurance program

May 13, 2008
Is this one lucky homeowner?

May 12, 2008
Senate Moves to Fix Insurance
But efforts likely doomed to fail

May 12, 2008
Cost factor

May 8, 2008
Senate blows down wind insurance
New panel to study coverage on coast

May 7, 2008
Saving the Flood Insurance Program

May 6, 2008
GAO cool on adding wind cover to flood insure plan

May 2, 2008
Flood Bill Reauthorization Possible Soon

May 2, 2008
Ensuring Disaster

April 30, 2008
Insurance- 'Green' Coalition Opposes Expanding Government Catastrophe Bailouts

April 2, 2008
Keep down the damage to the taxpayers

March 30, 2008
Senate urged not to add wind coverage

March 27, 2008
What's New: In Brief

March 27, 2008
Battle Looms Over Adding Wind Coverage to Federal Flood Insurance

March 26, 2008
Coalition forms to oppose flood insurance plan

March 8, 2008
Flood Insurance Program

February 19, 2008
Keep Government Out Of Coastal Insurance

January 18, 2008
National flood insurance is about to get even more wasteful

November 16, 2007
Wind insurance a blow to environment, taxpayers

November 14, 2007
Subsidy proposal degrades taxpayers and environment

December 31, 1969
Don’t subsidize risky coastal building

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