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US HB4504

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Secretary of the Treasury must establish a federal catastrophic property loss reinsurance program within 4 years to provide backup insurance coverage to primary insurers offering all-perils property policies covering wind, hurricane, wildfire, severe convective storm, flood, and potentially earthquake

  • Participating insurers must offer all-perils property insurance policies and loss prevention partnerships with policyholders; payment threshold set at no more than 40% of an insurer's probable maximum loss for each catastrophe peril

  • Federal Catastrophe Reinsurance Fund established to hold and invest premiums from participating insurers; Treasury may issue U.S.-guaranteed notes and bonds if fund is insufficient to pay obligations

  • Advisory committee of 25+ members created including consumer advocates, insurers, reinsurers, state regulators, legislators, federal agency representatives, and Financial Stability Oversight Council to advise on program design

  • Pilot program established for multi-year (minimum 5-year) all-perils property insurance policies that restrict premium increases based on changed risk assessments while allowing adjustments for construction costs and home value changes

Legislative Description

INSURE Act Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies Act

Finance and financial sector

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

7/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Financial Services7/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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