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Government Shutdown Freezes National Flood Insurance Program: What Homeowners and Buyers Need to Know

FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program is unavailable for new customers, increased coverage or renewals during the government shutdown.

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National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire Tuesday, halting new policies and some home loans

Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire at the end of Tuesday

The Independent UK

How Much Does Flood Insurance Cost in 2026?

Flood insurance costs are rising, but there are several ways to save. Learn what factors affect your flood insurance premiums and how to reduce your costs.

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Do You Need Flood Insurance? I'm an Insurance Expert, and Here's Where You Can Get It

Standard homeowners insurance does not cover flood damage, so you might need separate flood insurance, which you can get either through FEMA or private companies. Here are the details.

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Washington Worsened Hurricane Helene's Destruction

How the National Flood Insurance Program subsidizes living in high-risk flood zones.

Reason

Covering The Flood Insurance Gap: Reflections And Suggestions From An Industry Insider

One of the problems with flood insurance is that the premiums insurers can collect from policyholders usually fail to cover the vast damages caused by flooding.

International Business Times

Is home insurance getting more expensive?

The limited public data available on property insurance suggests it is getting costlier and harder to obtain.

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Subsidized Flood Insurance Makes Storm Damage Worse

It's high time for Congress to end a program that routinely goes into debt providing subsidies to wealthy people living in high-risk areas.

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Flood Insurance: What It Costs and Why You Need It

What to know about getting separate flood insurance, including the costs and coverage.

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Florida flood insurance costs are about to explode. ZIP codes closest to the coast will pay the most

Events of the past year have convinced more Florida homeowners of the need to carry flood insurance.

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Are We Done With Polio? The Disease’s Success Story Could Create A False Sense of Security

Phrasing that aims to encourage immunizations by highlighting their accomplishments implies that some diseases are no longer a threat.

Inverse

'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US

“Got Polio? Me neither. Thanks, Science.”

The Conversation

California’s flood insurance reckoning

Just 1.3 percent of homeowners in the state have national flood insurance policies

Salon

Climate change made 2022 more expensive

From grocery bills to insurance premiums, warming temperatures hit Americans' wallets hard this year

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Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian soaked Floridians. Many don’t have the right insurance to cover damage

Florida’s homeowners shell out thousands, even tens of thousands, for property insurance to protect themselves from fierce storms like Hurricane Ian.

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How have flood insurance premiums changed?

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Which states have been hit the hardest by flooding?

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Chicago Sun-Times

Thousands of Illinois homeowners stand to benefit from flood insurance reform

Nearly 1.2 million National Flood Insurance Program policyholders nationwide are eligible for an immediate decrease in flood insurance premiums.

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