Louisiana Joins Lawsuit to Block Flood Insurance Hike December 2, 2013 By Chevel Johnson Louisiana’s Department of Insurance has joined a lawsuit filed by Mississippi against the federal government to try to block rates...
Louisiana Lawmakers Urged to Act on Flood Insurance Rate Hikes October 24, 2013 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana lawmakers are being urged to reach out to their colleagues in other states, to draw more attention to dramatic...
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...
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...
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...