At Plexus, we enjoy reading insurance stories. Here are five industry-related stories worth bookmarking, sharing, and thumbing through this weekend:
-- Could the National Flood Insurance Program eventually stop covering houses built in flood plains?
-- According to one industry expert, insurers have "a bit of bank envy."
-- If purchasing travel insurance, you may want to ensure you are covered if your airline suddenly ceases operations, as the recent Monarch Airlines saga shows.
-- A judge has ruled that current and former Wells Fargo executives can be sued in a shareholder derivative lawsuit centering on allegations of fraud at the bank.
-- For self-employed people who make too much to qualify for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, the cost of health insurance can cause major sticker shock.