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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Because Congress did not timely reauthorize NFIP prior to the shutdown, the program’s capacity to issue new policies, renew existing ones, or increase coverage was effectively frozen for the duration ...