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 ...

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 ...

Jennifer Johnson and her mother, Steffi Cooper, leave their flood damaged home in the Weatherhill Pointe neighborhood of Carrboro after a visit on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Robert Willett ...

No new or renewed policies during the lapse; FEMA says valid claims will still be paid with available funds. NAR estimates about 1,300 property sales per day—roughly 40,000 closings a month—could be ...

As the NFIP faces expiration amid peak disaster seasons and a potential government shutdown, uncertainty looms for homeowners and insurers. States are increasingly taking resilience into their own ...

The flood insurance program faces a Sept. 30 deadline. Major elements can disappear without Congressional action. Participation in the program is already extremely low and sinking fast because of ...

The government shutdown has halted the National Flood Insurance Program, blocking new policies and renewals for 4.7 million policyholders including 180,000 Californians. Up to 1,400 home sales per day ...

The following information was released by Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) is requesting input from National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) stakeholders and other ...

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 ...