Long Island, N.Y., Residents Asked to Take Disaster Survey January 2, 2014 A Long Island, N.Y., politician is asking residents to take an online survey to help officials update their plans for...
Florida Flood Policy to be Offered in Six Additional States December 30, 2013 By Michael Adams A Florida insurance agency that stepped forward last month to offer a private market stand-alone flood coverage policy in Florida...
Insurer Sued in New York for Canceling, Reissuing Flood Policies After Claim December 27, 2013 Fidelity National Property & Casualty Insurance Co. was recently sued in a New York court over flood insurance policies. The...
Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Challenges FEMA’s New Flood Maps December 20, 2013 Members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, led by Congressman Bill Keating, recently sent an open letter to the Federal Emergency...
North-Central Penn. Officials: Higher Flood Insurance Rates Will Bankrupt Homeowners December 13, 2013 Residents and officials in flood-prone north-central Pennsylvania are warning that a new federal law ending subsidized federal flood insurance rates...
Some Flood Insurance Rates to Rise in Kansas’ Douglas County December 6, 2013 Some property owners in Douglas County, Kansas, could soon pay more for federal insurance. The federal government’s decision to phase...
Iowa Board Awards Millions for Flood Protection December 6, 2013 The Iowa Flood Mitigation Board has awarded millions of dollars for flood protection projects in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and other...
FEMA Won’t Require Additional Flood Insurance for U. of Iowa December 6, 2013 The University of Iowa says the Federal Emergency Management Agency will not require the school to purchase additional flood insurance...
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...
Concerns Raised Over FEMA Flood Maps in Maine December 1, 2013 Maine communities are criticizing new maps proposed by the federal government that show future flooding risks near the state’s coast...