Flood Insurance Price Increases Affecting Home Sales October 24, 2013 By Toluse Olorunnipa Rangel Dockery and her husband bought a waterfront house in Florida four months ago, assuming their $2,000-a-year flood-insurance premium would...
Florida Supports Mississippi Suit Against Flood Insurance Hikes October 16, 2013 By Michael Adams Florida officials plan to file a brief in support of Mississippi’s lawsuit against the federal government in an attempt to...
With Rate Hikes Looming, Florida Weighs Private Flood Insurance Options October 11, 2013 By Michael Adams With thousands of Florida homeowners facing significant increases in their federal flood insurance premiums, state lawmakers are considering ways to...
Bill to Delay Flood Insurance Rate Hikes Stymied by Shutdown Politics October 2, 2013 By Tamara Lush A bipartisan proposal to delay federal flood insurance rate hikes that took effect Tuesday is being stymied by a bitter...
Rep. Waters, Author of Flood Reform Act, Calls for Delay in Implementation September 30, 2013 A Congresswomen whose name adorns the now-controversial federal flood insurance reform bill passed in 2012 says she wants the law...
Flood Insurance Premiums Rising Along New Jersey Coast September 30, 2013 Hundreds of New Jersey flood insurance policyholders will soon be facing higher premiums spurred by sweeping changes to the federal...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Sues to Halt Flood Insurance Rate Hikes September 29, 2013 By Emily Wagster Pettus The Mississippi Department of Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to try to block rates from increasing...
Flood Insurance ‘Sticker Shock’ Hits Floridians with New, Secondary Homes September 26, 2013 By Tamara Lush When Colin and Joyce Elston bought their Florida dream home in May, they were confident they could afford the three-bedroom,...
Florida Realtors Join Call to Delay Flood Insurance Hikes September 24, 2013 Real estate brokers have joined the chorus of those asking Congress to halt some of the changes to the nation’s...
FEMA Chief Disappoints Senators, Says He Can’t Delay Flood Insurance Rates September 23, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Pressure continues to build in Congress to delay implementation of flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for thousands of...