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Natural Disaster Reinsurance Program: Protecting Homes and Market Stability

This legal act establishes a new program to help insurers cover large losses after natural disasters like hurricanes or earthquakes. The goal is to ensure that home insurance remains available and affordable for citizens, even after severe events. The program aims to protect insurance companies from insolvency, indirectly stabilizing the insurance market for homeowners.
Key points
Establishes a natural disaster risk reinsurance program to protect insurers from insolvency after major events.
Participation in the program is voluntary for states, which must submit a plan ensuring claim coverage and repayment of federal funds.
The federal government will make payments to states when insured losses exceed a set threshold, helping to keep insurance affordable for citizens.
States receiving aid will be required to repay these funds within 10 years, with interest.
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Print number: 117_HR_7643
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Process start date: 2022-05-03