Flood coverage now averages roughly $947 a year nationwide, which means you are weighing a four-figure line item against the risk of a single storm wiping out your home’s equity. You face that choice ...

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 ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) — The prolonged government shutdown has disrupted the National Flood Insurance Program, leaving roughly half a million Louisiana policyholders in limbo and complicating property ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 13-day-old government shutdown is raising alarms in coastal and other flood-prone areas where homeowners depend on coverage ...

The researchers say outdated climate information has lead to the program to assume flooding events don't happen as often as ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The new designation reflects the city’s work to improve drainage planning, flood mitigation and floodplain management, Mayor ...

Sacramento remains one of the most flood-prone areas in the country, with significant development and construction taking place in historic floodplains despite ongoing efforts to shore up protections.

The National Flood Insurance Program's authorization expired due to a government funding standoff. Existing policyholders are still covered, but new policies and some renewals are not a given. The ...