Why floods and mudslides create a challenge when it comes to insurance

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

Preliminary updated Tehama County flood maps from FEMA

In a Jan. 8 press release, the Federal Emergency Management Agency— FEMA— shared they have delivered preliminary updated flood maps for Tehama County and Red Bluff. They state updated information was ...
Federal Register

Final Flood Hazard Determinations

FederalRegister.gov retrieves relevant information about this document from Regulations.gov to provide users with additional context. This information is not part of the official Federal Register ...
Miami Herald

Flood insurance costs are rising. Florida keeps paying, other states drop it

A for sale sign posted in a flooded area of Holiday Acres Mobile Home Park in Hialeah after an intense rainstorm in June 2024. Experts say it’s a matter of when flooding risk affects Florida home ...
Environmental Defense Fund

Study Finds FEMA’s New Flood Insurance Pricing Is Improving Risk Signals but Reducing Coverage, Especially in Lower-Income Communities

(Washington, D.C – December 16, 2025) As climate change drives more damaging floods across the United States, a new paper published in the Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience (JCRR) provides ...
Newsweek

Washington Flood Evacuation Maps as Levee Fails

Maps shared by the National Weather Service (NWS) and King County Emergency Management in Washington state show where more than 46,000 people were ordered to evacuate around 15 miles south of Seattle ...
USA Today

Levee failure near Seattle prompts evacuations, flash flood warning

A flash flood warning was issued from Seattle’s National Weather Service office on Monday, Dec. 15, after a levee failed south of the city. The National Weather Service issued the warning in ...
CNN

Second levee fails in Washington, forcing more evacuations, as atmospheric river renews flood threat

A second levee failed just outside of Seattle as rivers once again surge from more atmospheric river-fueled rain, setting off deadly flooding in parts of western Washington. Precautionary evacuations ...
insurancebusinessmag

Bipartisan bill aims to align NFIP with private flood coverage

US Reps. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) (pictured above, left) and Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) (pictured above, right) have reintroduced legislation aimed at expanding access to private flood coverage while ...
Seattle Times

After WA floods, residents scramble for help, insurance to cover costs

The Rosas family clung to one another Thursday as the Monroe mobile home they moved into just a few months ago submerged in floodwater. José Rosas, 39, said the home was supposed to save his family ...
The New York Times

Washington Residents Return Home to Extensive Flood Damage

After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could. By Drew AtkinsOrlando ...