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The government’s flood insurance program is plagued by low participation rates and is deep in debt. How it's run has often drawn scrutiny.

Cutting payments to brokers, or selling policies directly to consumers, could save millions. FEMA says it’s not quite that straightforward.

Cutting payments to brokers or selling directly to consumers could save millions. FEMA and insurance companies say it’s not that straightforward.

A deadly blaze in 2018 leveled the area, but now residents are dreaming of a different future in the rapidly developing community

TROY, N.Y. — As voters continue to head out to the polls Tuesday for any last-minute voting on Election Day, Collar City residents will have many races to decide on who they see as the best-fit candidate. The entire Troy City Council is up for election, which includes six districts, the City Council President seat […]

Over the last seven years, Congress has issued 25 short-term reauthorizations of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), hindering the program’s stability. As I write this, Congress is mulling testimony heard in early May 2023 for its deliberations for reauthorizing the NFIP beyond its current expiration date of September 30, 2023. Testimony this time around

Insurer also names seven members to new advisory board

Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk.

/PRNewswire/ -- Neptune Flood, the largest private provider of flood insurance in the United States, has crossed $200 million of premium in force and adds...

The plants and mulch within five feet of a home pose a major risk for spreading wildfire. California now has the tricky task of convincing homeowners to get rid of the greenery.