For half a century, a federal program has covered most at-risk properties. Now, a private company is pitching a plan to ...

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana could be hit especially hard if the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is allowed to expire at the end of the month. The program, which provides federally backed flood ...

Concerns of a potential government shutdown are top of mind this week as funding for federal agencies and programs is set to expire at midnight on Friday, March 14. A primary worry for insurance ...

The following information was released by the office of Louisiana Rep. Troy A. Carter, Sr.: Due to the ongoing shutdown, NFIP's congressional authorization has lapsed therefore no new flood insurance ...

Many Americans equate flood risk with whether or not they live in a flood zone, partly because that’s how federal agencies delineate risk. As a result, homeowners outside of an official flood zone may ...

Homeowners and renters are urged to review their insurance policies, as standard policies often exclude flood damage, requiring separate flood insurance. Flood insurance can be purchased through ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will expire on Sept. 30, leaving 5 million American homeowners without flood insurance, unless Congress acts to extend coverage. Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) ...

The nation’s largest flood insurance program – managed by the federal government – has been expired for more than a week, possibly leaving thousands of homeowners in limbo. The National Flood ...

The 13-day-old government shutdown is raising alarms in coastal and other flood-prone areas where homeowners depend on coverage from the national insurer that covers gaps in the private insurance ...

Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire Tuesday, leaving homeowners unable to access new coverage and potentially wreaking havoc on home sales in ...

SEATTLE — Though natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S., it’s often a shocking discovery for property owners how expansive and expensive flood and water damage can be when a ...