FEMA flood insurance rates show little or no increase for Florida policyholders
By Lisa Miller April 1st marks the final rollout of the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) new rate changes, and ...
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Chilling new forecast for sea level rise
By Susan Nugent Sea-level rise will impact Florida; it already has. Cities are re-enforcing seawalls, raising roads and replanting dunes. ...
Big changes to the National Flood Insurance Program are going to mean higher premiums for most Floridians
By Shana Udvardy, Union of Concerned Scientists If you’re a homeowner or thinking of buying a home in Florida, you ...
National Flood Insurance rates will be rising, but FHA borrowers don’t have the option of shopping for private coverage
By Jennifer Scherff, National Flood Insurance LLC With the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP’s) new rating methodology set to take ...
Going solar would provide more reliable power and save lives in Puerto Rico
By Ruth Santiago, lawyer and environmental health advocate Hurricane season is well underway and people in Puerto Rico are very ...
The National Flood Insurance Program soon will start using a new risk-assessment method
By Amanda Bryant, Associate in National Flood Insurance The National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) new rating methodology, Risk Rating 2.0, ...
“America has a ‘resilience deficit’; Will FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 help or hurt?
By: Albert J. Slap, President, Coastal Risk Consulting The U.S. sustained 298 weather and climate disasters since 1980, where overall ...
Peter Moore: Governments need to allocate more money to study Florida’s flooding threat and how to address it
An interview with Peter Moore, president and CEO of Chen Moore and Associates As part of its series “The Business ...
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk: Architects are beginning to design buildings that can withstand higher water and stronger winds
An interview with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, University of Miami Distinguished Professor of Architecture As part of its series “The Business of ...
Flooded with National Flood Insurance Program rate hikes, Floridians can explore private flood insurance options
By Jennifer Scherff, My Flood Insurance FEMA has announced more details of its long-awaited Risk Rating 2.0 program that will ...