For half a century, a federal program has covered most at-risk properties. Now, a private company is pitching a plan to ...

Temporary funding for the National Flood Insurance Program runs out January 30 unless Congress votes to extend it. Meanwhile, ...

Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire Tuesday, leaving homeowners unable to access new coverage and potentially wreaking havoc on home sales in ...

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 ...

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On July 30, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred off of Russia’s Eastern Kamchatka coast, subsequently triggering tsunami warnings in, among other places, Japan and Hawaii. Some have postulated that ...

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 4081(a),[1] the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is authorized to engage private insurers to sell National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies under the Write ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Monday it has launched a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) call center pilot program to serve and support policyholders with the ...

EXCLUSIVE: As the Sept. 30 government funding deadline looms, the Trump administration is warning that millions of Americans could lose flood insurance coverage if Democrats refuse to back a ...

While the Federal Emergency Management Agency typically provides aid after federally declared natural disasters, it’s not designed to be a replacement for your home insurance policy, says a risk ...

Aerial photo of flooding from Hurricane Helene across North Carolina at the end of September 2024. Rivers across the Southern Appalachians overtopped their banks, inundating towns with water, mud, and ...

The following information was released by the office of the Mayor of Philadelphia:. This achievement is expected to save Philadelphia property owners, renters and businesses a combined $424,000 ...