R Street’s insurance policy program explores efficient and effective market-based approaches to public policy questions that involve the transfer of risk. Among its priorities are risk-based insurance regulation, ending environmentally destructive taxpayer subsidies through the National Flood Insurance Program and the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. and exploring the benefits of mitigation through programs like the RESTORE Act and the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
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GAO: Flood Mitigation Isn’t Keeping Up with Climate Change
R.J. Lehmann
From NRDC:
NRDC also organized a letter of support for the legislation, which was signed by the Association of State Floodplain Managers, the Consumer Mortgage Coalition, the National Association…
WASHINGTON (July 9, 2010) – The growing fiscal burden of federal disaster spending—driven increasingly by climate change—compels lawmakers and policymakers to explore effective policies that…
Ygrene Passes $1 Billion Milestone In Florida
R.J. Lehmann
From MarketWatch:
“PACE-financing offers a market-friendly approach to help homeowners invest in risk mitigation,” said R.J. Lehmann, Director of Finance, Insurance and Trade Policy for the R…
Louisiana Passes Legislation Aimed at Significant Tort Reform
R.J. Lehmann
From Transport Topics:
The R Street Institute, a Washington-based nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization, said the law represents a compromise approach to tort reform intended…
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Louisiana Legislators Push Through Auto Insurance Reform Bill
R.J. Lehmann
From BestWire:
R Street, a pro-tort reform organization, applauded the passage of the legislation, saying the reduction of the jury threshold would reduce shopping for courts viewed as generous to…
R Street Lauds Louisiana Lawmakers for Passing Auto Insurance Reform Bill
R.J. Lehmann
From Insurance Journal:
The R Street Institute, a non-profit public policy research organization based in Washington, D.C., says the Louisiana Legislature’s passage of a bill aimed at lowering…
WASHINGTON (July 1, 2020) – The R Street Institute today congratulated the Louisiana State Legislature on closing its special session with passage of a pair of reforms that reflect a positive…
Ygrene Passes $1 Billion Milestone In Florida
R.J. Lehmann
From Ygrene Energy Fund:
“PACE-financing offers a market-friendly approach to help homeowners invest in risk mitigation,” said R.J. Lehmann, Director of Finance, Insurance and Trade Policy for the…
Your Climate Disaster Tax Bill Is Growing
R.J. Lehmann
From The New York Times:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program is about $20.5 billion in debt — meaning the government has so far chosen to absorb losses…
Assembly gives market-based insurance reforms a try
Steven Greenhut & R.J. Lehmann
California’s Legislature is hardly a bastion of free-market thinking and the state’s insurance markets are the most tightly regulated ones in the nation. So it was as encouraging as it was…