Insurers Dive into Private Flood Coverage September 5, 2018 By Denise Johnson Recent hurricanes have highlighted the flood insurance gap. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria caused a record $135 billion in damages,...
Senate Votes for 4 Month Extension of Flood Insurance Program August 2, 2018 By KEVIN FREKING The Senate voted Tuesday to extend for four months the program that provides flood insurance for nearly 5 million homeowners...
Flood Damage Caused by Hurricane Harvey Boosts Insurance in Texas August 1, 2018 By JUAN A. LOZANO and MEGHAN HOYER Little more than two months before Hurricane Harvey slammed the Gulf Coast of Texas, Alberto Castaneda let his home’s flood...
Newspaper Probe Says Texas Isn’t Enforcing Flood Insurance Rules July 9, 2018 Texas officials are struggling to enforce part of a flood insurance program that aims to elevate or remove severely damaged...
Costlier Disasters Push U.S. to Buy Reinsurance June 15, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle The federal government, seeking to protect itself from the growing cost of natural disasters, is borrowing a technique from the...
FEMA Says Flood Insurance Rates Going up Again This Year April 4, 2018 Flood insurance premiums will rise again this year, according to federal officials. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said flood premiums...
Keeping Flood Insurance Above Water: Commentary January 31, 2018 By Mark Anquillare, Verisk Analytics With the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) currently set to expire on February 8, and many communities still recovering from...
The Move to a Private U.S. Flood Insurance Market January 17, 2018 By Denise Johnson Continued concern with the viability of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has led to growing interest in a private...
California Town Will Most Likely Consider Future Floods When it Rebuilds January 16, 2018 By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and CHRISTOPHER WEBER After power and drinking water return, and cleanup crews haul away the last of the boulders and muck that splintered...
FEMA Reflects on Historic Year of Catastrophes January 4, 2018 2017 will be a year remembered for the catastrophic disasters that resulted in 59 major disaster declarations, 16 emergency declarations...