Dec. 26—Residents of the Chehalis River Basin have spent lifetimes living with flooding and decades working with the state to find a more effective way to prepare. But state flood insurance numbers ...

Fort Myers Beach has achieved a significant milestone, earning a Class 5 rating in the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System (CRS). This designation brings financial relief to ...

A new study finds that many homeowners face a higher flood risk than they expect. It’s a prospect that raises questions about the accuracy of government flood maps that determine insurance coverage, ...

TUMWATER, Wash. — Washington’s insurance commissioner has issued an emergency order aimed at protecting residents impacted by the ongoing atmospheric river and winter weather event, requiring insurers ...

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 ...

Withdrawals are increasing as the government hikes its premiums to in part compensate for damage associated with climate change. Nearly a quarter-million households have dropped flood insurance ...

More than 4.6 million Americans, including a nation-leading 1.8 million in Florida, depend on the NFIP for flood insurance. The NFIP, part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is often ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. FEMA issued a letter of final determination for the city’s ...

A delegation from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meets with the FEMA Review Council at the White House in Washington, D.C. on September 30, 2025. FEMA Review Council conclusions ...

Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and 14 other trade groups representing insurance companies, lenders and other financial institutions urged Congress to approve a long-term ...

Rebecca Blough holds her 1-year-old son, Henry, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in her Pittsboro home, which was severely damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal. Blough and her husband had flood ...