More than 4.7 million homeowners depend on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for financial protection against flooding, covering roughly $1.3 trillion in property value. But when the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 13-day-old government shutdown is raising alarms in coastal and other flood-prone areas where homeowners depend on coverage ...

It's the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we've been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...

Insurance.com reports that FEMA cuts to disaster response funding will likely increase home insurance rates and limit ...

Sacramento remains one of the most flood-prone areas in the country, with significant development and construction taking place in historic floodplains despite ongoing efforts to shore up protections.

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - For those trying to buy a home located in a flood zone, they’ll need flood insurance to get a mortgage. A policy from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is usually the ...

The National Flood Insurance Program, which accounts for 90% of all U.S. flood policies, often couldn’t sell or renew coverage during the 44-day government shutdown.1The budget bill that ended the ...

The following information was released by the office of Mississippi Rep. Mike Ezell: Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) today introduced the NFIP Retroactive Renewal and Reauthorization Act, legislation ...

The 13-day-old government shutdown is raising alarms in coastal and other flood-prone areas where homeowners depend on coverage from the national insurer that covers gaps in the private insurance ...

Because Congress did not timely reauthorize NFIP prior to the shutdown, the program’s capacity to issue new policies, renew existing ones, or increase coverage was effectively frozen for the duration ...

The 13-day-old government shutdown is raising alarms in coastal and other flood-prone areas where homeowners depend on coverage from the national insurer that covers gaps in the private insurance ...