Last year’s federal government shutdown spotlighted a critical vulnerability to the availability of the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) and the ripple effects for commercial and residential ...

More than 4.7 million homeowners depend on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for financial protection against flooding, covering roughly $1.3 trillion in property value. But when the ...

The researchers say outdated climate information has lead to the program to assume flooding events don't happen as often as they actually do.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The required congressional authorization for the National Flood Insurance Program that covers 1.8 million policyholders in the ...

Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) introduced legislation Monday to stop application of the provisions of the Endangered Species Act ...

No new or renewed policies during the lapse; FEMA says valid claims will still be paid with available funds. NAR estimates about 1,300 property sales per day—roughly 40,000 closings a month—could be ...

If the government shuts down as expected on Wednesday, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will no longer be able to issue new policies or renewals, which could cause headaches for homeowners ...

It's the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we've been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...

America's National Flood Insurance Program has expired during the hurricane season, a casualty of the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 with Louisiana among the states most at risk. Though ...

The spring flood season is here, so now is a critical time to secure flood protection for your home or business.