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NFIP Extended to March 2025

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The continuing resolution passed by Congress late last week provides for an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until March 14, 2025. ...more

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NFIP’s authorization to write new policies will expire Dec. 20

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The National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization to write new policies will expire December 20, unless Congress acts to extend it....more

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Understanding the FEMA 50% Rule

Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, impacted homeowners have received correspondence from their local building officials notifying the homeowners that their property is affected by the 50% Rule. Sometimes these are...more

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Understanding Disaster Appropriations

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The ever-increasing cost of disasters and Congress' reliance on 11th-hour continuing resolutions (CRs) often result in a storm of questions regarding disaster appropriations. This disaster recovery brief explains some of the...more

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NFIP extended until Dec. 20

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The House and Senate on September 25, 2024 passed legislation that would extend key parts of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until December 20, 2024. The extension is included in H.R. 9747, which also would...more

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What! My Flood Policy Doesn’t Cover Flood Damage?! This, and Other Pitfalls of NFIP Flood Insurance Policies

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Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (the "NFIP") to help make flood insurance more affordable in areas prone to flood damage.  FEMA oversees the program and writes the terms of the Standard Flood Insurance...more

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National Flood Insurance Program to Expire on Sept. 30

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The National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization to issue new flood insurance contracts will expire on Sept. 30 unless Congress votes to extend it. Congress has been unable to enact a long-term extension of parts of the...more

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Flood and Water Damage: Which Insurance Policy Do You Turn To?

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The new year brought a series of ferocious storms that ravaged the California coast for weeks. By mid-January, this so-called “atmospheric river” caused at least eight million Californians to be under flood watch as wind and...more

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Managing the Risk of Floods

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In the face of winter—and all the wet weather that comes with it—FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program would like everyone to understand the risks of flooding. Flooding has occurred across many parts of the country (yes,...more

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Water, Water Everywhere: How to Prevent the Avoidable Home Flood

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You’ve gone away on vacation, and return home to standing water, musty smells, and damaged property. A burst pipe has flooded your home—what do you do?...more

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Wind v. Flood in the Wake of Hurricane Ian

In late September, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida and traveled across the state.  The storm brought with it significant storm surge that caused substantial flooding.  The storm also was accompanied by...more

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Flooding & Storm Surge: Understanding the Differences & Impacts

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Flooding is the most common natural disaster in the United States, with every state having experienced some aspect of it in recent years1. Storm surge flooding, which occurs particularly in coastal areas as the result of...more

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FEMA’s Commonly Misinterpreted ‘50% Rule’

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Did you know that a residential structure is three times as likely to experience a flood than a fire over the 30-year life of a mortgage? In fact, flooding is the most common type of natural disaster in the United States and...more

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Water Under the Bridge: Revised Interagency Flood Insurance Q&As to Replace Decade-Old Q&As

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For the first time in nearly a decade, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Farm Credit Administration, and the National...more

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Congress Extends National Flood Insurance Program for One Year

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In the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, which was signed into law on October 1, 2020, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was extended until September 30, 2021...more

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Industry Trade Groups Urge Congress to Extend National Flood Insurance Program

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As previously reported, unable to agree on long-term reforms for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), at the end of last year Congress extended the NFIP through September 30, 2020, which is the end of the current...more

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Flooded: Court Finds “Named Windstorm” Coverage, and Not Flood Sublimit, Applies to Superstorm Sandy Water Damage Claim

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When the National Weather Service names a storm heading in your direction, you know to expect wind and water. This can create a quandary for property insurers. Is water damage from a named windstorm caused by the flood or the...more

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Congress Agrees to Extend NFIP Through September 2020

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As part of legislation to fund various federal government agencies after December 20, 2019, the House of Representatives and Senate agreed to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until September 30, 2020....more

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Congress Further Extends National Flood Insurance Program

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As previously reported, the authorization for National Flood Insurance Program was scheduled to expire on November 21, 2019....more

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Hurricane Harvey Insurance Claim Gets Twisted

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Almost two years after Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Texas and Louisiana, Central America, and several Caribbean islands, the coverage issues arising out of it are far from resolved. The court decisions addressing...more

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Latest Arkansas Floods Will Test The Already Vulnerable National Flood Insurance Program

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President Trump recently declared the flooding throughout the Gulf Coast a National Emergency and pledged federal resources, including FEMA, to assist with the recovery efforts. All the while, one of the linchpins in...more

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Congress Passes Six-Month Extension of National Flood Insurance Program

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On June 3, 2019 the United States House of Representatives approved H.R. 2157, which provides for aid to address the consequences of various natural disasters and also includes an extension of the National Flood Insurance...more

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Congress Again Temporarily Extends National Flood Insurance Program

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Congress has once again temporarily extended the National Flood Insurance Program. As previously reported, at the end of 2018 Congress temporarily extended the Program until May 31, 2019. The recent legislation (S.1693)...more

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2019 Flood Insurance Update

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In February 2019, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Farm Credit Administration, and the National Credit Union...more

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What! My Flood Policy Doesn’t Cover Flood Damage?! This, and Other Pitfalls of NFIP Flood Insurance Policies

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Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (the "NFIP") to help make flood insurance more affordable in higher-risk areas. FEMA oversees the program and writes the terms of the Standard Flood Insurance Policy...more

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