The flood hazard zones are marked in blue. Homes in these areas with federally backed mortgages are required to have flood ...

Australian governments and insurers have outlined further recovery funding and claims initiatives across Queensland and ...

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

December 2025 was marked by catastrophic flooding across Western Washington. Highways crumbled, levees failed, and homes were ...

Discover how sea-level rise is impacting coastal real estate and the rising cost of home insurance in flood zones. Learn ...

Flooding and mudslides pose unique challenges for homeowners when it comes to insurance. Many find out they are either ...

Recovery efforts in Washington underscore the need for alignment between NFIP's mandate framework and FEMA's modernized risk assessment model. Updating mortgage requirements to reflect individualized ...

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

Historic floods that tore through Western Washington last month have exposed a gap in state law that left many of the region’s most vulnerable people unprepared for disaster and financially devastated ...

When the US Federal Emergency Management Agency overhauled rates for millions of homeowners in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in 2021, the goal was to end decades of underpricing and to ...