Poorer Americans Dropped Federal Flood Insurance When Rates Rose December 17, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman When the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency overhauled rates for millions of homeowners in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP),...
NFIP Reauthorized With Passage of Funding Bill to End Government Shutdown November 14, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The National Flood Insurance Program has been reauthorized until the end of January 2026. With the passage of HR 5371,...
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Retroactively Restore NFIP November 11, 2025 By Ezra Amacher Two U.S. Congressmen, one a Democrat from Louisiana and the other a Republican from Mississippi, have introduced legislation to retroactively...
National Flood Insurance Program Once Again on the Verge of Expiration September 25, 2025 By Chad Hemenway About six months after Congress passed a short-term reauthorization, the National Flood Insurance Program will soon expire—a prospect that could...
New Report Finds 77% of At-Risk Homes Outside FEMA Zones Have No Flood Insurance August 7, 2025 By Jahna Jacobson Many homeowners underestimate their flood risk, leaving millions uninsured or underinsured in the face of a rising tide of flood...
Cotality Estimates $1.1B in Damage to Residential Buildings from Central Texas Floods July 30, 2025 Cotality estimates that the recent Central Texas flash floods caused $1.1 billion in damage to residential buildings, with the National...
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...
Analysis of Hurricanes Helene and Milton Provide Insights on Public and Private Flood Market November 14, 2024 Flooding is a peril that took center stage this year amid an active Atlantic Hurricane season, a fact that’s highlighted...
Bridging the Flood Insurance Gap – A Call to Action July 29, 2024 By Trevor Burgess Hurricane Beryl caused destruction and loss across Texas and throughout the middle of the country, reminding us, once again, of...
NFIP Pays $364M on Idalia Claims. Florida Bill Requires Flood Disclosure to Buyers March 15, 2024 The National Flood Insurance Program has paid out $364 million on flood claims from Hurricane Idalia, the storm that swamped...