Wildlife Protection Rezoning Could Mean Flood Insurance Aid for 900 Coastal Mansions July 26, 2019 By Dave Collins On an exclusive Connecticut peninsula, where signs warn outsiders to stay off private roads, eight multimillion-dollar homes with sprawling yards...
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...
Former Florida Association for Insurance Reform Expands Nationally, Will Focus on Flood June 13, 2019 The Federal Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR), formerly the Florida Association for Insurance Reform, is expanding nationwide with a focus...
Take the Flood Insurance Quiz June 12, 2019 The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released an online quiz, “What the Flood!,” as part of its #YourRiskIsReal campaign,...
House-Passed Hurricane, Farm Disaster Aid Bill Includes Flood Insurance Extension May 13, 2019 By Andrew Taylor The House on Friday passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of...
Conservation, CarFax-Like Disclosure, Means-Test in Mix of Flood Insurance Reforms March 21, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal flood insurance program has a knack for inspiring ideas from reformers across the political spectrum on how to...
Government Overhaul of National Flood Insurance Cheered by Climate Resilience Experts March 18, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Climate advocates say an overhaul of the nation’s flood insurance program being unveiled by the Trump administration will spur communities...
Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Could Rise in Flood-Prone Areas Under Trump Plan March 12, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Flood insurance premiums could rise and property values fall in the most deluge-prone areas under a plan the Trump administration...
FEMA Renews $1.3 Billion Reinsurance Program with 28 Carriers January 31, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has renewed for the third year a reinsurance program that transfers future catastrophic flood...
Hurricane Florence Demonstrates Perils of Being Underinsured/Uninsured, Says RMS January 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Hurricane Florence caused extensive freshwater flood damage in the Carolinas and parts of Virginia in September—and about 70 percent of...