This paper assesses the potential impact that an optional federal charter (OFC) for property and casualty insurance would have on social resiliency in affected communities in the United States. It discusses the benefits and problems associated with the current state regulatory system and then gives a similar analysis of federal regulation. Specific attention is given to the National Insurance Consumer Protection Act, which is the most recent OFC proposal. The paper concludes with a list of recommendations for policy makers to consider when evaluating the insurance regulatory system with focus on enhancing social resiliency.

This paper examines the role of the social entrepreneur in post-Katrina recovery and presents implications for policy.

Using data from interviews with affected residents and community leaders in New Orleans after Katrina, this article explores the effectiveness of private disaster recovery efforts and whether or not there are reasons to believe that a decentralized rather than a centralized response to disasters could be more effective.

This paper investigates the political economy of FEMA’s post-9/11 merger with the Department of Homeland Security.

Professor Emily Chamlee-Wright and Associate Director Daniel Rothschild examine policies that can prepare cities to host an evacuee population.

This written testimony was delivered to the Texas House of Representatives Insurance Committee as part of the February 24, 2009 hearing on Texas Windstorm Insurance Assocation.

This written testimony was delivered to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's Subcommittee on Domestic Policy as part of the June 26, 2007 hearing on labor law enforcement and regulation in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.