APCIA Says Record Shows ‘Minimal Complaints’ on Hurricane Milton, Helene Claims May 21, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The American Property Casualty Insurance Association chimed in to a recent Senate subcommittee hearing to defend the industry’s response to...
FEMA Chief Says Agency Will Raise State Burden for Disasters to 50% May 15, 2025 By Leah Douglas and Nathan Layne David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said on Thursday that states would in the future...
Acting FEMA Chief Is Ousted After Less Than 4 Months May 9, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Less than a month before hurricane season, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been fired.
Loss of FEMA Program Spells Disaster for Hundreds of Communities And Their Projects April 30, 2025 By Jack Brook The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials...
FEMA to Borrow $2B to Pay Flood Claims After Hurricanes Helene and Milton February 13, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it needs to borrow $2 billion from the U.S. Treasury to cover claims from...
Trump Questions FEMA’s Future Just When LA Needs It Most January 25, 2025 By Zahra Hirji Fire-wracked Los Angeles, facing its worst natural disaster in decades, has never needed the Federal Emergency Management Agency more. As...
FEMA Transfers $758M in US Flood Program Risk to 27 Private Reinsurers January 21, 2025 The Federal Emergency Management Agency said its reinsurance renewal for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) included the transfer of...
FEMA Maps Lead to Development in Flood-Risk Areas, University Study Shows January 15, 2025 By William Rabb A study by researchers at North Carolina State University supports what some critics of federal flood maps have said for...
Mayorkas Warns FEMA Doesn’t Have Enough Funding to Last Through Hurricane Season October 4, 2024 By Kevin Freking And Colleen Long The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the...
In the Dark: Telling The Truth About Flooding Requires Accurate Maps and Strong Disclosure Laws September 10, 2024 By Joel Scata Hundreds of thousands of Americans already live in homes that have repeatedly flooded. To get a good handle on the...