New Study Shows Where Flooding Will Impact Americans
A new report from the First Street Foundation on flood insurance points to significant cost changes to many Americans in flood zones.
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A new report from the First Street Foundation on flood insurance points to significant cost changes to many Americans in flood zones.
As FEMA prepares to roll-out its "Risk Rating 2.0," many experts fear flood insurance premiums will become a major issue for some homeowners.
Kyle Bagenstose, Dinah Voyles Pulver and Kevin Crowe, USA TODAY Published 9:45 pm UTC Feb. 23, 2021 With a major overhaul of the nation’s flood insurance program just months away, new data released Monday by the First Street Foundation suggests hundreds of thousands of homeowners in the riskiest locations across America could face massive rate hikes starting in October. The Brooklyn, New York-based research group estimates the average rate needs to more than quadruple on the nation’s most flood-prone homes under the ongoing effort to make the federal flood insurance program solvent and ...
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