Nation Sep 30 National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire with government shutdown, halting new policies and some home loans By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press
Politics Jul 31 Senate votes to extend flood insurance program by four months The Senate voted Tuesday to extend for four months the program that provides flood insurance for nearly 5 million homeowners and business owners. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Nation Oct 04 Trump administration asks Congress for $29 billion in disaster aid The federal flood insurance program is on track to run out of money to pay claims during the week of Oct. 23. By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
Economy Sep 21 Watch 10:29 After Harvey and Irma, what’s the future of flood insurance? This hurricane season has caused widespread damage and left some parts of the U.S. and its territories in complete ruins. The National Flood Insurance Program was created in the 1960s to insure high-risk areas like these. But by bailing out… By PBS News Hour
Nation Sep 10 Watch 3:30 Less than half of Florida homeowners have flood insurance Across Florida’s coastal counties, where Hurricane Irma bore down on Sunday, only 42 percent of homeowners have flood insurance, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. One reason for the gap is the high cost of government's national flood insurance… By PBS News Hour
Aug 29 Watch 4:18 As Harvey floods Texas, Congress due to debate insurance program that’s underwater By PBS News Hour A vast majority of Texas homeowners in areas under water from Tropical Storm Harvey lack flood insurance, and how to help them is sure to be a big political fight in Washington. Lisa Desjardins joins Miles O’Brien to take a… Continue watching