Contact your insurance company or agent right away if you already carry flood insurance and need to report damage to your ...

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 ...

Average flood insurance payouts climbing above $32,000 change the stakes of how you think about water risk at home. Instead ...

Flood coverage now averages roughly $947 a year nationwide, which means you are weighing a four-figure line item against the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we’ve been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes ...

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 ...

As residents across the Milwaukee area assess the scope of damage from the weekend deluge, just 1,186 households have federal flood insurance policies in place. As emergency crews continue responding ...

FEMA approved the city to join its Community Rating System, a program that rewards municipalities that take steps to reduce flood risk. Shown is flooding in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, ...

MIAMI — Among those feeling the pain of the government shutdown are people in coastal areas and other locations where they need flood insurance. The government-backed National Flood Insurance Program ...

Some new developments in Brunswick County are looking at 20-year-old floodplain data. A newer flood risk report could bring the county up to speed.