To ease the state’s insurance woes and improve access to beaches, Florida governments should buy damaged beachfront properties
By Robert F. Sanchez, Right to the Point On an island a few miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, you’ll ...
Tag: National Flood Insurance Program
Hurricane Ian is the poster child for the coming climate clash
By Eugene Linden Gov. Ron DeSantis called Hurricane Ian a “once-in-500-years event.” If only. Floridians could then rebuild after Ian ...
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 ...
Amanda Bryant: FEMA is using more sophisticated risk modeling to determine pricing for flood insurance – so rates are going up
An interview with Amanda Bryant, National Flood Insurance LLC As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” which ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Owners can determine their property’s risk of flooding by using this free online tool
By John Englander, oceanographer and author Flood Factor® is a recently upgraded tool that will calculate a simple flood risk ...