Heartland's Center on Finance Insurance and Real Estate (C-FIRE) focuses on free-market, pro-consumer regulation of financial markets. We favor policies that empower individuals, replace centralized government authority, and pare regulations. Our efforts have involved fighting price controls, arguing against government takeovers of private markets, and abolishing subsidies for companies.
We focus on a limited subset of issues where we feel we can make a meaningful difference. When confronted with an issue, we always strive to respond as quickly as possible; we want to be in every news cycle. In carrying out our work, we make special efforts to partner with anyone and everyone who shares at least some of our views.
Visit our blog, Out Of The Storm News.
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Report: Texas (Again) Has Nation’s Highest Homeowners Premiums
– February 17, 2012 -
TARP Results Deteriorating, Led by AIG’s Woes
– February 17, 2012 -
Bailouts: Government’s Project to Finance Failure
– February 13, 2012 -
Another Swipe Fee Battle Unfolding
– February 12, 2012 -
Crop Insurers Post Record $9.1B Losses in 2011
– February 12, 2012
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Senate Should Act on Flood Insurance Reform
– February 1, 2012 -
International Law Too Easy on Cruise Lines
– January 24, 2012 -
Getting the Enron Story Straight
– December 12, 2011 -
Citizens Insurance
– November 23, 2011 -
Government Insurance Is a Bad Investment
– November 18, 2011
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Research & Commentary: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization
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Research & Commentary: No-Fault Insurance and Personal Injury Protection Insurance Fraud
– February 10, 2012 -
Texas’s Margins Tax: Principles for Reform
– February 1, 2012 -
Research & Commentary: Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund
– January 25, 2012 -
Research & Commentary: U.S. Postal Service Reform
– December 29, 2011
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Statement by The Heartland Institute on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Reform
– February 21, 2012 -
Heartland Institute Responds to Misleading Study on Property and Casualty Insurance Rates
– February 17, 2012 -
New Farm Subsidies Would Set Back Flood Insurance Reform
– February 16, 2012 -
Sens. Tester, Vitter Join Heartland Institute Today in Push for Flood Insurance Reauthorization
– February 14, 2012 -
Heartland Institute Expert: President Obama’s Reinsurance Tax Would Hurt U.S. Policyholders
– February 13, 2012
Featured Works
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
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Matthew Glans
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Eli Lehrer
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Steve Stanek
Managing Editor, Budget and Tax News
FIRE Policy News
FIRE Policy News is one of The Heartland Institute's monthly print publications sent both to paying subscribers and each and every elected official. Click on the image below to browse the publication's archives.
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On the Blog
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Fakegate – A Few Thoughts From A Humble Scientist
February 21, 2012, 1:41 PM -
The Insanity of Federalized Teacher Evaluations
February 21, 2012, 11:30 AM -
Truth About NC School Lunch Fiasco Makes Things Worse
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Heartland Institute Rebuts Outlandish New York Times Story on Stolen and Fake Documents
February 16, 2012, 5:48 PM -
Media Biggest Proponent for BPA Ban
February 16, 2012, 4:33 PM
In The News
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The American Spectator : Ameritopia Explodes Into 2012 Campaign
January 27, 2012, 12:27 AM -
The American Spectator : Stern Idiocy
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Fannie, Freddie caused the financial crisis - Economics - AEI
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HICKS: Some belated parental advice to protesters - Washington Times
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The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Nobel Prize Winners Don't Love Obama, Fed Policies
November 07, 2011, 11:36 PM
