Why floods and mudslides create a challenge when it comes to insurance

Flooding and mudslides pose unique challenges for homeowners when it comes to insurance. Many find out they are either ...
Opinion
The Herald JournalOpinion

Why Washington's Flood Disaster Proves NFIP Needs a New Approach

Historic flooding across Washington has exposed a critical flaw in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): flood insurance uptake is not driven ...
WHYY

Philadelphians will see 15% discount on flood insurance starting in April

FEMA approved the city to join its Community Rating System, a program that rewards municipalities that take steps to reduce flood risk.
Hoodline

Philadelphia Residents to Receive 15% Flood Insurance Discount as City Joins FEMA's Community Rating System

Philadelphia enters FEMA's CRS program, offering a 15% flood insurance discount, saving the community $424,000 annually, with ...

Manitobans likely to see higher premiums, limited insurance options after devastating wildfire season: expert

Manitobans should expect higher cabin and home insurance premiums in 2026, one expert says, after a 2025 fire season that ...

Leland hopes to help families in flood hazard homes

The town of Leland is applying for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program subgrant. If awarded ...
Tampa Bay Times

Flood insurance costs are rising. Florida keeps paying, other states drop it

It’s bad news for the program, which is in $22 billion of debt, plus faces rising costs to insure flood prone homes as climate change raises sea levels and intensifies rainstorms. A for sale sign ...
Orange County Register

Poorer Americans dropped federal flood insurance when rates rose

When the US Federal Emergency Management Agency overhauled rates for millions of homeowners in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in 2021, the goal was to end decades of underpricing and to ...