The disappointing surprise is that while the standard home insurance policy does cover fire and wind damage, even good ...

Championed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the National Flood Insurance Program, or NFIP, was created by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, after disillusioned private insurers abandoned ...

Over the past 20 years, 99% of U.S. counties have experienced a flood event, according to the National Flood Insurance Program by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. While floods can be bigger ...

Flood insurance for renters only covers the contents of their home. In the United States, FEMA has traditionally provided all flood insurance plans through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 99% of US counties have been affected by flooding in the past 25 years, and more than 40% of federal flood insurance claims between 2014 and ...

Many victims of the recent flooding did not have flood insurance when water washed away homes, cars and belongings.

While most homeowners insurance policies do cover water damage from sudden, accidental events inside the home (like a burst pipe or a leaking appliance), they generally exclude any damage caused by ...

The National Flood Insurance Program had just over 5 million policies in force as of May 31. Of these policies, approximately 69 percent were on single-family homes and 21 percent on condo units.

If your home, car or apartment was spared by the floods, now is a good time to get up-to-date on your insurance to minimize your financial losses.

Federal flood insurance policies cover up to $250,000 in structural damage and up to $100,000 in losses inside the home. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.