Several thousand property owners in North Dakota’s largest city could fall under federal flood insurance requirements based on a preliminary new flood plain map for Fargo. About 500 structures are affected by the current flood plain. Under the Federal Emergency …
The refusal of city and county officials to fund the improvement of a levee near an unincorporated section of Hutchinson has prompted concerns among residents. The city voted last year to improve and recertify levees along the Arkansas River and …
The town offices and police department in a small southern Vermont town have reopened this week in their original home nearly a year after flooding from Tropical Storm Irene forced them to move.
If it were a dam or a levee, it would have been replaced ages ago. Yet the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has stayed afloat despite a regular leaking of funds since its inception in 1968. The much-needed, often-maligned program …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will give $16 million in grants to communities hit by last year’s damaging storms. The state originally planned to distribute $9 million to 23 counties. But it has come up with another …
Some of Vermont’s estimated 3,700 flood insurance customers could see their premiums increase by up to 20 percent.Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the National Flood Insurance Program has been operating at a loss and many of the changes approved by …
New York will be offering its annual training session this month for property/casualty insurance adjusters who want to seek or maintain certification so they can conduct adjuster services for claims filed under National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies. The training …
Federal officials who’ve been surveying land to find a place to divert water during flooding in this northwest Ohio city have run into a bit of a challenge. Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the land along …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America today praised Congress for passing the “Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2012.” The legislation will extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years and make reforms to …
BB&T Insurance Services has added flood insurance to its suite of online products. Flooding is the number one natural disaster in the United States, yet most homeowners do not have flood insurance protection for their homes and personal possessions. Experts …
