Thousands of additional Hawaii homeowners will soon be required to purchase flood insurance under new federal flood risk maps ...

More than 4.7 million homeowners depend on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for financial protection against flooding, covering roughly $1.3 trillion in property value. But when the ...

The U.S. National Flood Insurance Program is going broke. Increased flood strikes in more places, combined with outdated ways of predicting flood risk, are putting property owners at risk and the ...

Tom and Carrie Bashaw thought they weren’t in a flood zone, like many underinsured Americans.

“Flooding can happen just about anywhere it rains or snows,” says the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In fact, 99 percent of U.S. counties have been hit by flooding in the past 20 years.

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. FEMA issued a letter of final determination for the city’s ...

Homeowners' insurance and flood insurance are typically sold as separate policies. Most flood insurance policies have a 30-day waiting period before they become active. It is difficult to get new ...

The DNR is promoting Flood Insurance Awareness Week to help residents manage the state's most frequent natural hazard. Most standard policies exclude flood damage, requiring separate coverage that is ...

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, ...