The National Flood Insurance Program, which provides flood insurance to the majority of homes in flood prone and coastal areas throughout the country, will lapse at the end of September. Legislators are feeling the pressure of a hurricane season that is bringing a sleuth of storms from the Atlantic Ocean as well as insurance companies to make changes to the existing program so that it will continue. The other day, a Senate Banking subcommittee heard recommendations from representatives of the Government Accountability Office. The panel heard proposed improvements to the…
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