New FEMA Rules Aim to Cut the Red Tape of Disaster Recovery
Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it can be a lengthy, frustrating and bureaucratic ...
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Climate Change Is Overwhelming U.S. Flood Maps, FEMA Head Says
Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, according to ...
Climate Change Is Overwhelming U.S. Flood Maps, FEMA Head Says
Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, said FEMA ...
81% of Flood Insurance Policyholders Will See Rate Increases
When the Federal Emergency Management Agency rolled out a major overhaul to its beleaguered National Flood Insurance Program last April, it promised that bigger, richer homes would bear the brunt of ...
27 Carriers in Play With $1.3B FEMA Flood Program Reinsurance Renewal
The Federal Emergency Management Agency reported its 2020 traditional reinsurance placement for the National Flood Insurance Program, a transaction in which 27 private reinsurers assumed $1.33 ...
28 Carriers Join FEMA Renewal of $1.3B Reinsurance Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has renewed for the third year a reinsurance program that transfers future catastrophic flood insurance losses to the private sector. The 2019 ...
Trump to California: Change Forest Management Practices or Lose Wildfire Aid
President Donald Trump, who has blamed California's forest management for last year's disastrous fires, threatened to halt the Federal Emergency Management Agency's assistance to victims unless that ...
FEMA Resumes Issuing New Flood Insurance Policies During Shutdown
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Friday it will resume issuing new flood insurance policies during the partial U.S. government shutdown, reversing a decision announced before ...
New U.S. Law Places Greater Focus on Disaster Resilience, Though Shortfalls Remain
The U.S. government is starting to focus more on disaster resilience, rather than just responding to natural catastrophes when they occur – something long called for by the property/casualty ...