--- title: Insurance stories we're reading description: Insurance stories we're reading --- [Skip to content](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/insurance-stories-reading-3#main-content) [![The Plexus Groupe](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Design%20Files/plexus_sis_logo_color.png?width=1468&height=368&name=plexus_sis_logo_color.png "The Plexus Groupe")](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/) # Insurance stories we're reading 27 November 2017 [Mike Wilkening](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening) [Personal Lines](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/personal-lines), [Cyber Liability](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/cyber-liability), [Employee Benefits](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/employee-benefits), [Private Equity](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/private-equity), [Property & Casualty](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/property-amp-casualty), [Retirement Plans](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/retirement-plans), [Investment](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/investment), [Human Resources](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/human-resources), [News](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/news), [Health Insurance](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/tag/health-insurance) We enjoy reading about insurance at Plexus. Here are five industry stories we're checking out as the work week begins: -- According to the Washington Post, nearly a dozen states [could soon run out of money](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/states-prepare-to-shut-down-childrens-health-programs-if-congress-doesnt-act/2017/11/23/01a6169e-ba7d-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html?utm_term=.0d8d39b37654) to care for low-income children because the federal Children's Health Insurance Program remains unfunded. -- Congress has less than two weeks to reauthorize the [National Flood Insurance Program](http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_f06bed90-d147-11e7-a94c-f74e9e62edef.html). -- Hotels in the Caribbean face higher insurance premiums after [an exceptionally stormy 2017](https://eturbonews.com/171438/caribbean-hotel-insurance-go-10-40-per-cent). -- A Virginia lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ban insurers from [using credit scores](http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/spotsylvania/spotsylvania-lawmaker-does-not-think-credit-scores-should-factor-into/article_0624cb3a-ebb5-5ddb-bcf2-cc260c9a2af5.html) to set coverage rates. -- Here's a closer look at the [parametric insurance market](https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2017/11/22/472010.htm). ### Related Post ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance-related stories we're reading](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/plexus-points-insurance-related-stories-reading) At Plexus, we enjoy reading about all things insurance. Here are five industry stories we are... ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-checking-8) We enjoy reading about insurance, and we tend to think you enjoy doing the same. With this in mind,... ##### [Plexus Points: Insurance stories we're checking out](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/news/plexus-points-insurance-stories-checking-11) At The Plexus Groupe, we're always reading up on the latest industry news. Here are a half-dozen... [![The Plexus Groupe](https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20and%20Design%20Files/plexus_sis_logo_color.png?width=1468&height=368&name=plexus_sis_logo_color.png "The Plexus Groupe")](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/) HQ: 21805 W. Field Parkway Suite 300 Deer Park, IL 60010 847.307.6100 [communications@plexusgroupe.com](mailto:communications@plexusgroupe.com) Copyright © 2022 The Plexus Groupe. All Rights Reserved. [Privacy Policy |](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/privacy-policy) [Terms & Conditions](https://www.plexusgroupe.com/privacy-policy#:~:text=with%20its%20operators.-,TERMS,-OF%20USE) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Mike Wilkening", "url" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/author/mike-wilkening" }, "dateModified" : "2019-12-09T20:06:04.559Z", "datePublished" : "2017-11-27T10:29:28.000Z", "headline" : "Insurance stories we're reading", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/plexus-blog/retirement-plans/insurance-stories-reading-3", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.plexusgroupe.com/hubfs/Plexus%20Logos/The%20Plexus%20Groupe/Plexus-External-Padded.png" }, "name" : "The Plexus Groupe LLC" } } ```