Nearly every county in the U.S. experiences flooding, and yet few homeowners have flood insurance policies. Mark Friedlander, spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute, joins us to explain ...

FEMA approved the city to join its Community Rating System, a program that rewards municipalities that take steps to reduce flood risk.

If your house isn’t sitting next to a river or the ocean, flood insurance probably feels unnecessary. But the numbers say otherwise. According to FEMA, 99% of U.S. counties have experienced a flooding ...

In spite of rising costs, Floridians aren’t ditching their flood insurance policies, a new study found. But the rest of the nation is dropping flood policies at a rate that could endanger the federal ...

With the government shutdown in its 21st day, one significant impact is hitting some homeowners: The halting of new federal flood insurance policies. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which ...

Nearly every county in the U.S. experiences flooding, yet few homeowners have flood insurance policies. The Insurance Information Institution's Mark Friedlander explains the market. And, fires in the ...