Tag: flood insurance law

Louisiana flood insurance hurts the state’s rank in “best-run states”

G. Turner
Louisiana Flood Insurance

However, a recent bill to delay the increases to the rates for this coverage could help. A recent survey conducted by a online website for financial news has taken the Louisiana flood insurance rate struggles into account among other issues faced by the state, and has slapped it with a ranking of a lousy 44th place when determining the “best-run states”. The site that ran the survey did admit that when it came to rating, it was “difficult to objectively assess”. At the same time, that website also said that…

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Flood insurance costs could be stifled by new legislation

S.Vagus
flood homeowners insurance rates

Relief for rising flood insurance rates could come from Louisiana Homeowners in Louisiana may find some relief from rising flood insurance rates thanks to new legislation that has been introduced to the state. This legislation seeks to reform flood insurance in Louisiana, putting an end to the increasingly costly problem that this type of coverage has caused homeowners and businesses alike for several years. Rising rates are putting homeowners under inordinate financial strain and stifling the growth of the housing market. Federal program continues to grapple with financial problems State…

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Flood insurance hike delay strategy in the works by lawmakers

G. Turner
coastal flood homeowners insurance

A bipartisan effort to delay the rate increases by four years is trying to ensure that coverage will remain affordable. A bipartisan lawmaker group is now in the midst of an effort to delay the changes to the federal flood insurance program for another four years, as they are currently threatening to stick thousands of homeowners with hikes to their premiums that they will not be able to afford. This move has been made at a time in which the government is lining up to make a massive overhaul of…

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Flood insurance premiums spike has strangled home values

H. Cutner
flood insurance

The cost of the coverage has skyrocketed upward by seven times and is holding real estate hostage. Following the rewriting by U.S. Congress of the federal flood insurance program, the monthly premiums that are paid by over 1 million homeowners in the United States are now slated to rise considerably. The result of this increase in cost for covering the homes has had a large impact on the real estate market. Due to the higher cost of flood insurance coverage in certain large areas, which has meant that the price…

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FEMA official will testify on flood insurance issues

Marc
flood insurance news

Flood insurance continues to be a problem in the US Flood insurance rates in the U.S. are set to rise as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) redraws vital flood maps around the country and major changes to the National Flood Insurance Program become active. FEMA has been working to address the changing risks associated with floods and natural disasters over the past few years and revising its flood maps is a major part of this process. Unfortunately for homeowners in risk-prone areas, this could mean higher flood insurance rates.…

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