Addressing Florida’s Rising Tide of Flood Exposures July 24, 2019 By Jim Kane In the past five years, all 50 states have experienced some type of flooding. Flooding has led to disasters throughout...
House Committee Approves 5-Year Flood Insurance Extension with Bipartisan Reforms June 13, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A key House committee has passed legislation to renew the National Flood Insurance Program for five years and institute various...
Democrats’ Climate Change Concern Ebbs When Congress Faces Flood Insurance November 30, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle and David Schultz A Congressional stalemate over flood insurance highlights the difficulty of enacting the type of reforms urged last week in a...
House Passes Another Stop-Gap Flood Insurance Extension; Senate Expected to Follow July 25, 2018 The House of Representatives passed a measure to reauthorize the nation’s flood insurance program for four months beyond its current...
Some in Congress Question Trump Flood Insurance, Disaster Aid Reforms December 4, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle The Trump administration’s proposed $12 billion initiative to reduce future flood damage met with skepticism in Congress, as lawmakers warned...
Coalition Urges Modernization of National Flood Insurance Program February 1, 2017 By Suzanne Barlyn A U.S. flood insurance program that is drowning in billions of dollars in debt can be modernized to bolster its...
Insurance, Tax, Climate Groups Hit Possible Delay in Flood Insurance Changes October 28, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson The prospect of a delay in flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for many homeowners is being met with...
Bipartisan Deal Reached to Delay Flood Insurance Premium Hikes: Waters October 28, 2013 Key House and Senate members have reached a bipartisan deal to delay changes to the federal flood insurance program that...
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...
Alabama Coastal Residents Bracing for Major Flood Insurance Increases July 30, 2013 By Michael Finch II Flood maps aren’t due out for Alabama until next December, but the specter of rising flood insurance premiums is undeniable....