Heartland Newspapers - Insurance and Finance

Florida Insurer Issues Largest Catastrophe Bond in History

Ray Lehmann
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May 14, 2012
Everglades Re Ltd., the first-ever catastrophe bond from Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp., will go down as the largest single-tranche, single-peril catastrophe insurance bond in history,

Home Prices Hit 10-Year Lows

Phil Britt
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May 14, 2012
Home prices hit new post-bubble lows nationally in February, reaching their lowest levels since 2002, according to the most recent S&P/Case-Shiller home price report.

A Plan to Restore Trust in Mortgage-Backed Securities

Anthony Randazzo
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May 14, 2012
More than $5.8 trillion in home mortgage debt in the United States is now either owned or guaranteed by a federal entity—Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Ginnie Mae, the Veterans Housing Admin

Bankers Address Crisis Prevention, Morgan Reports $2B Trading Loss

Phil Britt
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May 11, 2012
Just a few hours after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the Fed’s 48th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition in Chicago, JP Morgan Chase announced it had suf

Flood Insurance Program, Up for Renewal, Nears Insolvency

Matthew Glans
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May 11, 2012
Will the federal government have a National Flood Insurance Program beyond the middle of this summer?

Massachusetts Realtors ‘Clean House’ by Stifling Competition

Benjamin Powell and Evgeny Vorotnikov
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April 30, 2012
More than a decade ago the Massachusetts Association of Realtors succeeded in getting the state to increase real estate license renewal requirements.

Your Wallet, Facing National Emergency Powers

William Bergman
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April 27, 2012
A fascinating area of constitutional law deals with presidential authority during declared “national emergencies” and “time of war.” During wars, financial crises, or both, the relationships among

Oil Speculators: A Force for Peace?

Charles Goyette
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April 24, 2012
White House polling must show how badly gas prices are hurting President Obama's approval numbers. Badly enough that he's even trying to ease up on attacking Iran.

Small Loans, Big Risks in SBA Programs

Veronique de Rugy
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April 16, 2012
In his second term, President Reagan supported an effort by his budget director, David Stockman, to abolish the Small Business Administration.

Dense Housing to Boost Transit Does Little for Lower-Income Workers

Wendell Cox
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April 12, 2012
One of the most frequently recurring justifications for housing densification policies (smart growth, growth management, livability, etc.) lies with the assumption that automobile-based mobility di
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