FEMA approved the city to join its Community Rating System, a program that rewards municipalities that take steps to reduce flood risk.

The major federal flood-insurance program that covers millions of properties is set to expire by the end of this month. Experts expect Congress to reauthorize the program — but also question whether ...

The following information was released by the office of the Mayor of Philadelphia:. This achievement is expected to save Philadelphia property owners, renters and businesses a combined $424,000 ...

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 ...

Historic flooding across Washington has exposed a critical flaw in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): flood insurance uptake is not driven by risk awareness. All too often, the majority of ...

Bordering Long Island and Queens, the Rockaways is a part of New York City that is all too familiar with flooding. In 2012, coastal flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy decimated the area, leaving ...

(TNS) — Louisiana lawmakers and homeowners are still hopping mad over changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that have led to huge premium increases for many south Louisianans. But officials ...

TALLAHASSEE — After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton pounded Florida's Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is borrowing $2 billion to pay National Flood Insurance ...

Flood insurance is a safety net people hope never to need. But the net is full of holes, and hope is unreliable. When payments do come, they’re often too little and too late, especially for renters ...