/tags/flood-insurance flood insurance en-US WLRN Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:43:15 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-10/feds-give-lee-county-a-30-day-reprieve-on-national-flood-insurance-discount-decision At stake is tens of million of dollars in flood insurance discounts that policy holders have enjoyed for years. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:43:15 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-10/feds-give-lee-county-a-30-day-reprieve-on-national-flood-insurance-discount-decision Eileen Kelley /development/2024-04-01/fema-flood-insurance-rates-southwest-florida FEMA representatives told Lee County and four municipalities within it that residents were losing their long-held flood insurance discounts because they didn’t follow the federal agency’s rules on rebuilding after a storm. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:00:16 GMT /development/2024-04-01/fema-flood-insurance-rates-southwest-florida Alex Harris | Miami Herald /environment/2024-01-12/insurance-miami-dade-county-flood Since 2000, Miami-Dade has been working to improve its flood risk rating with federal emergency managers to cut insurance rates for residents in incorporated county neighborhoods. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:14:02 GMT /environment/2024-01-12/insurance-miami-dade-county-flood Jenny Staletovich /environment/2023-09-20/climate-change-property-insurance-premiums-florida The First Street Foundation report, released Wednesday, says states such as California, Florida and Louisiana, which are prone to wildfires and damaging storms and flooding, are likely to see the most dramatic increases in premiums. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-09-20/climate-change-property-insurance-premiums-florida Ken Sweet | The Associated Press /florida-news/2023-06-05/florida-joins-other-states-in-a-lawsuit-to-fight-a-flood-insurance-revamp The lawsuit claims the overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program will drive up homeowners' insurance rates for more than 1 million Florida policies. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:00:00 GMT /florida-news/2023-06-05/florida-joins-other-states-in-a-lawsuit-to-fight-a-flood-insurance-revamp Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /environment/2023-05-10/flood-insurance-costs-will-soar-in-florida-see-the-expected-increases-in-your-zip-code Wed, 10 May 2023 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-05-10/flood-insurance-costs-will-soar-in-florida-see-the-expected-increases-in-your-zip-code Nicolas Rivero /2021-10-15/flood-insurance-rates-are-spiking-for-many-to-account-for-climate-risk FEMA says its new rates better reflect the risk from more intense and frequent rain and floods. The increase could make housing unaffordable for some in the most flood-prone areas. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:25:06 GMT /2021-10-15/flood-insurance-rates-are-spiking-for-many-to-account-for-climate-risk Greg Allen /2021-09-17/u-s-government-selling-cheap-homes-in-flood-zones-gabrielle-union-and-belly-dancing Why is the government selling affordable housing in risky flood zones? Actress Gabrielle Union on her new book and her advocacy work. Plus, socially-distanced belly dancing. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:34:49 GMT /2021-09-17/u-s-government-selling-cheap-homes-in-flood-zones-gabrielle-union-and-belly-dancing Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-09-08/your-flood-insurance-premium-will-probably-rise-climate-change-and-coastal-development-are-to-blame Risk Rating 2.0 is the first change to the way the National Flood Insurance Program calculates premiums since the 1970s and represents the biggest shift since the program was founded in the 1960s. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:48:19 GMT /news/2021-09-08/your-flood-insurance-premium-will-probably-rise-climate-change-and-coastal-development-are-to-blame Brendan Rivers /2021-03-03/cracking-down-on-spring-breakers-flood-insurance-prices-to-go-up-and-alis-final-fight Miami Beach prepares for another pandemic Spring Break. You may be paying a lot less for your flood insurance than you should be. And we hear from one of the photographers who was at Muhammad Ali’s final fight. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:31:38 GMT /2021-03-03/cracking-down-on-spring-breakers-flood-insurance-prices-to-go-up-and-alis-final-fight Leslie Ovalle Atkinson