Coastal Lawmakers Seek Delays in Flood Insurance Changes, Rate Hikes July 8, 2013 By Andrew Taylor Just a year after Congress imposed significant changes in the government’s oft-criticized flood insurance program, howls of protest from homeowners...
Flooding Damages Homes in Southwestern Wisconsin June 28, 2013 Several days of heavy rains caused flooding that damaged hundreds of homes in southwestern Wisconsin, and officials in some communities...
New FEMA Flood Maps Bring Some Relief to New Jersey Coast June 18, 2013 More than seven months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore, thousands of homeowners are getting some relief...
Small Towns in Missouri Prepare as Flood Moves South June 5, 2013 By Jim Salter and Jim Suhr Volunteers were busy stacking sandbags in the tiny Missouri town of Dutchtown on June 3 as the rain-swollen Mississippi River...
Louisiana’s Sen. Landrieu Seeks to Delay Flood Insurance Increases May 24, 2013 Sen. Mary Landrieu filed legislation this week to delay flood insurance increases for many residents and businesses in southern Louisiana...
U.S. Senate Passes Bill with Kansas River Levee Funding May 23, 2013 The U.S. Senate has approved a bill that includes funding aimed at improving Topeka’s levee system along the Kansas River....
Lafourche Parish Plans $6M in Flood Projects May 21, 2013 Louisiana’s Lafourche Parish is preparing to begin more than $6 million in flood protection projects for the Raceland and Des...
Frontline Insurance Approved for Coastal Homeowners in Delaware May 15, 2013 Frontline Insurance, a provider of coastal homeowners coverage, is now licensed in Delaware. Frontline already operates in Florida and South...
New Homeowners Insurance Program Available to Coastal Residents in Alabama May 6, 2013 Frontline Homeowners Insurance, a coastal-focused insurer, is now offering wind and flood coverage to Alabama residents with coastal properties in...
Ascension Parish to Lobby Against Flood Insurance Increase May 6, 2013 A councilman from Louisiana’s Ascension Parish is heading to Washington, D.C., to lobby against an increase of premium rates for...