It’s the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we’ve been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...

Best’s Market Segment Report: U.S. Government Shutdown May Create Opening for Private Flood Insurers to Fill Void Left by Lack of NFIP Coverage The U.S. government shutdown has halted a key federal ...

Flood insurance coverage through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is currently suspended. Realtors are warning this could lead to a stall in home sales along the coasts, potentially ...

The 13-day-old government shutdown is raising alarms in coastal and other flood-prone areas where homeowners depend on coverage from the national insurer that covers gaps in the private insurance ...

A new study finds that many homeowners face a higher flood risk than they expect. It’s a prospect that raises questions about the accuracy of government flood maps that determine insurance coverage, ...

Congress has until midnight Tuesday to extend a flood insurance program that covers nearly half a million Louisianans as a bitter showdown over the federal budget approaches a government shutdown on ...