Flood insurance has been a staple of development since 1968 when it was created by the Federal Government. There are more than 20,200 communities, and as of June 30, 2011, the program had nearly 5.6 million policies in force with …
Two Tampa Bay-area legislators said Tuesday that they are proposing a bill to give Florida’s homeowners relief from rising flood insurance premiums. State Sen. Jeff Brandes and Rep. Larry Ahern said during a news conference that the bill would allow …
George Kasimos has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far from over. Like thousands of others in the hardest-hit coastal stretches of New Jersey and New York, his life is in …
A mandate prescribed by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform law is a major challenge for a federal weather agency, an executive of NOAA revealed at an insurance conference last week. Edward Johnson, director of strategic planning and policy for the …