Over the past 20 years, 99% of U.S. counties have experienced a flood event, according to the National Flood Insurance Program by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. While floods can be bigger ...

A search and rescue team looks for people in Hunt, Texas, on July 7, 2025, following severe flash flooding. Though lost lives can never be recovered, the US has long had a program designed to help ...

CR explains why most homeowners should consider flood insurance, where to get it, how much it costs, and everything else you need to know to protect your home.

African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.), the financial affiliate and parametric insurance underwriting entity of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, ...

As residents across the Milwaukee area assess the scope of damage from the weekend deluge, just 1,186 households have federal flood insurance policies in place. As emergency crews continue responding ...

WARNING: This column could cost you somewhere between $150 and $700 — or save you much more. For decades, I have operated under the mistaken notion that I don’t need flood insurance because I don’t ...

As Congress negotiates a short-term deal to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown on October 1, homeowners might not be thinking about their flood insurance. But most flood insurance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A neighborhood is inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey near east Interstate 10 on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in ...

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 ...

Central residents should get a 25% discount on their flood insurance premiums when bills go out next fall, city officials said. The city received a better rating from the National Flood Insurance ...