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Experts Predict Another Short-Term Renewal for National Flood Insurance Program
With the clock ticking on the National Flood Insurance Program's authorization that is set to run out this Friday, Nov. 30, Congress is expected to renew the program short-term by taking one of ...
PCI Panel: Carriers Should Encourage Flood Insurance Even Outside of a Hazard Zone
It might be time for carriers and agents to encourage their clients to buy coverage even if they're not living and working inside a flood zone. Such an action is long overdue, according to insurance ...
Problems With National Flood Insurance Program Laid Bare by Hurricane Florence
When Hurricane Florence reached Belhaven, North Carolina, last weekend, the flooding that followed was unlike anything Ricky Credle, the mayor of the tiny coastal town had ever experienced. "I've ...
U.S. Flood Insurance Reform Remains Unfinished, a Year After Massive Hurricane Damage
U.S. taxpayers who spent billions of dollars after a trifecta of hurricanes last year are poised to do so again after a fix to the nation's troubled flood insurance program remains stalled in ...
Tropical Storm Gordon Weakens to Tropical Depression, Missing Hurricane Predictions
Gordon was rapidly weakening to a tropical depression after coming ashore near the Alabama-Mississippi border late Tuesday and killing at least one person while knocking out power to thousands. The ...
Japan Floods Leave Behind Up to $4B in Insured Losses: AIR Worldwide
Massive flooding in Japan earlier this summer will be costly, with insured losses landing between an estimated $2 billion and $4 billion, according to AIR Worldwide. As the catastrophe modeling firm ...
$500M Cat Bond Set to Expand FEMA’s Flood Reinsurance Plan
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has secured a reinsurance placement for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that for the first time is directly backed by capital markets ...
National Flood Insurance Program Wins Yet Another Short-Term Extension
Congress avoided a lapse in the federal flood insurance program when the Senate voted 86-12 on July 31 to extend authorization for the program by four months to Nov. 30. The National Flood Insurance ...