A North Carolina medical practice says its flood insurer and claims handlers delayed, shifted positions, and denied a covered ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which insures nearly 5 million properties across the U.S., has officially lapsed following the government shutdown. As of midnight on Sept. 30, FEMA can no ...

Average flood insurance payouts climbing above $32,000 change the stakes of how you think about water risk at home. Instead of a nuisance add‑on to your homeowners policy, flood coverage now sits much ...

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 ...

The following information was released by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): A new study published in Nature Water finds that wetland loss across the United States has increased residential flood ...

Buyers of homes in flood zones could be encountering unexpected hurdles this week: The government shutdown that took effect on Wednesday also has suspended the National Flood Insurance Program’s ...

Many insureds—including sophisticated corporate policyholders—assume that FEMA’s Standard Flood Insurance Policy (“SFIP”) functions like a traditional commercial property policy. It does not. That ...

Many areas still rely on rainfall data unchanged since the 1970s.

Wright National Flood Insurance Company ("Wright Flood"), the nation's leading provider of federal flood insurance, has ...

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 ...

Insurance.com reports that flood risk is rising rapidly in the U.S., especially in Louisiana and Florida, where less than 25% ...