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The Latest Breaking News from National Flood Insurance Program

Hurricane season is here: Federal flood insurance carries 2 moral hazards – which you face depends largely on how wealthy you are

Anyone who has been through a flood or hurricane knows the scene: waterlogged furniture piled on curbs, gutted homes with mold creeping up the walls, families displaced for months. But the recovery isn’t the same for everyone.

The Conversation · Jun 1

Washington Worsened Hurricane Helene's Destruction

How the National Flood Insurance Program subsidizes living in high-risk flood zones.

Reason · Sep 30, 2024

LOCALIZE IT: 10 States sue to halt jump in premiums under flood insurance revamp

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The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

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California’s flood insurance reckoning

Just 1.3 percent of homeowners in the state have national flood insurance policies

Salon · Jan 22, 2023

Thanks to Ian, Floridians will pay more for insurance next year

Hurricane Ian didn’t break Florida’s property insurance market.

Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022

Editorial: After Hurricane Ian, build back different

Florida’s home-insurance business was in trouble even before Hurricane Ian tore across the state last month. Big insurers were taking their business elsewhere, smaller ones were going broke, costs due to litigation and fraud had soared, and so had premiums. The private market was pulling back as the risk of…

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

The big reason Florida insurance companies are failing isn't just hurricane risk – it’s fraud and lawsuits

Hurricane Ian’s widespread damage is another disaster for Florida’s already shaky insurance industry. Even though home insurance rates in Florida are nearly triple the national average, insurers have been losing money. Six have failed since January 2022. Now, insured losses from Ian are estimated to exceed US$40 billion

The Conversation · Oct 5, 2022

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Government Subsidies Encouraged Millions To Move Into Hurricane Ian's Destructive Path

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Reason · Sep 29, 2022

Yellowstone's historic flooding is an insurance nightmare

Only a fraction of residents have flood insurance

Axios · Jun 17, 2022

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