The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is set to expire on Jan. 30. A lapse could leave millions at risk, including NC ...

For half a century, a federal program has covered most at-risk properties. Now, a private company is pitching a plan to ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which insures nearly 5 million properties across the U.S., has officially lapsed following the government shutdown. As of midnight on Sept. 30, FEMA can no ...

Homeowners insurance policies typically do not cover flash floods like those in Texas and North Carolina. Here’s what to know ...

Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire Tuesday, leaving homeowners unable to access new coverage and potentially wreaking havoc on home sales in ...

Up until a few weeks ago, residents of western North Carolina likely gave little consideration to purchasing flood insurance. But last month Hurricane Helene flooded much of that area, as well as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A neighborhood is inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey near east Interstate 10 on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in ...

For more than a month, a lapse in funding froze Americans’ largest provider of flood insurance. The National Flood Insurance Program, which accounts for 90% of all U.S. flood policies, often couldn’t ...

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The National Flood Insurance Program, which accounts for 90% of all U.S. flood policies, often couldn’t sell or renew coverage during the 44-day government shutdown.1 The budget bill that ended the ...

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 ...

Flood insurance costs in the state had already been rising rapidly as part of the NFIP’s new risk rating system.14 Adding to the financial pressure, Louisianans pay the second-highest average home ...