Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act Archives

Senate OKs Bill to Curb Flood Insurance Hikes

The Senate on Thursday went along with the House of Representatives by passing a bill to reverse flood insurance reforms and curb flood insurance premium increases. The Senate approved H.R. 3370, the ...

House Passes Flood Insurance Bill; Key Senators Sign On

The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday evening passed bipartisan legislation to curb some of the premium increases in the nation's flood insurance program that have been causing "sticker shock" ...

Creating Conditions for Private Flood Insurance Market

New technologies and a better understanding of flood risk may have increased private insurers' interest in providing flood insurance but real obstacles remain to the private sector getting involved. ...

Spending Bill Delays Some Flood Insurance Hikes

Homeowners worried that new federal flood maps will send their flood insurance premiums skyrocketing would get some short-term relief under a provision tucked into the massive government-wide funding ...