Tag: NFIP

Homeowners insurance sector could see some turbulence this hurricane season

Logan B.
Homeowners Insurance

NOAA predictions could bode ill for homeowners insurance sector Hurricane season is nearly here, and that could mean trouble for the U.S. east coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a new report concerning the arrival of hurricane season and what that could mean for states along the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricanes have proven to be a major concern for the U.S. over the past few years, especially when it comes to homeowners insurance and flood coverage. Hurricane Sandy is the most recent example of the damage that…

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Flood insurance legislation filed by U.S. Senator

H. Cutner
flood insurance rates

The goal is to delay the rate hikes for the coverage to help businesses and residents prepare. This week, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) has filed legislation with the purpose of delaying increases in flood insurance premiums in order to help to provide homeowners and businesses to deal with the current repairs from previous damage and then prepare for the higher costs that they will be facing to continue their coverage. Officials feel that the cost of these policies could skyrocket in many areas before the end of the year.…

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Flood insurance rates to spike this year

Logan B.
Flood homeowners Insurance Rates raising homes

Flood insurance rates are set to rise throughout the US Flood insurance throughout the U.S. is expected to become costlier as legislation passed last year concerning the National Flood Insurance Program comes to fruition. The legislation was designed to address the several, severe financial problems that the flood insurance program has faced over the past several years. The program first began experiencing these troubles in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The storm dealt such a powerful blow that the federal program has not yet recovered. Ensuing years of floods throughout…

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FEMA prepares consumers for higher flood insurance rates

Logan B.
flood insurance rates

FEMA working to raise flood insurance rates Despite the controversy surrounding this particular issue, the Federal Emergency Management Agency continued work to prepare customers of the National Flood Insurance Program for higher premiums in the near future. The agency has been making revisions to the flood maps that are used to categorize properties and designate regions of the U.S. that are prone to catastrophic flooding. In some states, lawmakers have been able to convince the agency to back down from making aggressive revisions to its flood maps, thereby introducing only…

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Workshops help New Jersey residents cut through red tape of flood insurance

Logan B.
Flood Insurance

Flood insurance bureaucracy delays recovery for many New Jersey residents that fell victim to last year’s Hurricane Sandy have been struggling to overcome the seemingly insurmountable challenges that continue to delay their recovery process. In the wake of the powerful storm, which hit New Jersey in late October, 2012, many homeowners found that their properties had been destroyed. In some cases, consumers were able to rely on their homeowners insurance and flood insurance policies in order to cover the costs of the damage done by Hurricane Sandy. Many others, however,…

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